prioress
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- noun
- /ˈpraɪərɛs/
:
priora
- Impressed by her perfection of spirit, the nuns elected Camilia as their prioress in 1679.
- Prioress Maria
Examples
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The priest walked over to prioress Eleanor, who was known for her kindness.
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She was also in close and frequent contact with her sister Chiara Maria della Passlone, prioress of Regina Coeli.
Academic text (1994) -
I suppose I could also contact the Prioress here because she was present at the Mass and distributing Communion.
Blog text (1) -
The Eucharist was distributed to me and the other choristers by the Prioress of the monastery here.
Blog text (1) -
Prioress Centurioni wrote Oliva for assistance in finding a site for the new convent.
Academic text (1994) -
She's a Roman Catholic nun, formerly the prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA.
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By 1288, she was the fourth prioress of the house of Poleteins (near Mionnay, Department Ain, founded around 1225).
Academic text (2007) -
The inscription below identifies her as the prioress of Madrid's Convent of Santa Isabel when she died at the age of eighty-one.
Academic text (2011) -
The youth bowed to the prioress and ignored the knight, showing respect for her authority.
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Each year, Mother Angelini, the prioress of Sacred Heart, would assess the boys' progress in their studies.
Synonyms
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9.3
A monk who leads a monastery under the abbot
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A woman who leads a group of nuns in a convent
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7.8
A woman who is in charge of a group of nuns in a convent
A woman who leads an abbey or convent
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prioress comes from prior, which means 'earlier' or 'first', and the same root is in priory, a small monastery. So a prioress is the woman who is 'first' in a priory, the head and leader of the nuns.