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Prioress

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.
  2. 2
    the superior of a group of nuns wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English prieresse, priorasse, priores, prioresse, priorisse, priouresse, priures, priuresse, prowres, pryoras, pryorys, pryowresse, from Medieval Latin priōrissa and Old French prioresse, prieuresse; equivalent to prior + -ess.

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