Abbot's Priory

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  1. King's Bench Prison, a former prison in the south of London. British,idiomatic,obsolete,slang
    — […] after this lady’s retirement to enjoy the otium cum dignitate [leisure with dignity] in Abbot’s Priory, she was visited by a gentleman who had previously and subsequently rendered her the most unequivocal and disinterested assistance, by frequent pecuniary supplies.

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After Charles Abbott, Lord Chief Justice from 1818 to 1832.
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