| Front | Abbey |
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| Back | This was a community of nuns or monks lived in a monastery. An Abbess (female) or Abbot (male) ruled the abbey. Most of the time the monks and nuns owed allegiance to the lords and the church and were required to perform their obligatory duties with regard to their masters. |
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