Note 89 — Chapter XIX · : The Monastery of St. Aliquis[89]: Buildings. Organization. An Ill-Ruled Abbey.

In these chapters the terms "monastery," "abbey" and "convent" are used synonymously. Of course, the term "convent" (from "conventus," or "meeting") might also be used for "nunnery." A "priory" was usually a smaller type of institution, ruled by a prior and not an abbot (see p. 322 note) and dependent on some greater "abbey."