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pri·or·ess (pr

A nun in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbess of an abbey.

[Middle English prioresse, from Old French, feminine of prior, a prior; see prior².]

prioress [ˈpraɪərɪs]

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a nun holding an office in her convent corresponding to that of a prior in a male religious order

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Noun

prioress - the superior of a group of nuns

abbess, mother superior

mother - a term of address for a mother superior

superior - the head of a religious community

Translations

prioress [ˈpraɪərɪs] N → priora f

prioress [ˈpraɪərɛs] n → prieure f

prioress

n → Priorin f

prioress [ˈpraɪərɪs] n → priora

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