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prioress

[ prahy-er-is ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a woman holding a position corresponding to that of a prior, sometimes ranking next below an abbess.

ˈprioress

/ ˈpraɪərɪs /

a nun holding an office in her convent corresponding to that of a prior in a male religious order

See -ess.

1250–1300; Middle English prioresse < Old French. See prior ², -ess

But I was refused even this last refuge; the prioress deciding that I had no vocation for the religious life.

I engaged your prioress in my guilt by a criminal bribe with which I purchased the right of burying you.

So, at the early age of four, she was sent to the Dominican convent, the prioress of which was her aunt.

In 1466 he took on lease from the Prioress of St. Helen's certain tenements for a period of ninety-nine years, at a rent of 11 6s.

She is lively, affectionate, and amiable, but she affects dignity as a Prioress should.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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