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prioress
n.
female officer of a convent, high-ranking nun in a religious order
Prior
Prior, derived from the
Latin for "earlier, first", (or
prioress for nuns) is an
ecclesiastical title for a
superior, usually lower in rank than an
abbot or
abbess. Its earlier generic usage referred in any monastic superior.
prioress
Noun
1. the superior of a group of nuns
(synonym) abbess, mother superior
(hypernym) superior
(hyponym) Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride
Prioress
(n.)
A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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