Subprior

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subprior \Sub*pri"or\, n. [Pref. sub + prior: cf. F.
     sous-prieur.] (Eccl.)
     The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists
     the prior.
     [1913 Webster]