Priestess

"Priestess" in Russian

жри́ца

žríca

(woman with religious duties)

ма́тушка

mátuška

(priest’s wife)

попадья́

popadʹjá

(priest’s wife)

попадья́

popadʹjá

(woman with religious duties)

свяще́нница

svjaščénnica

(woman with religious duties)

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