Reverend Mother
a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent
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How to use Reverend Mother in a sentence
There were five men and three women in the circus troupe, and among the four nuns was the grave Reverend Mother of a convent.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIf you desire to fish, I doubt not our Reverend Mother will make you welcome to our pond yonder.
The Hour and the Man | Harriet MartineauSuch was the representation which sister Claire made to her Reverend Mother, on the first opportunity.
The Hour and the Man | Harriet MartineauEuphrosyne had a strong persuasion, all the while, that she should one day tell her Reverend Mother the whole.
The Hour and the Man | Harriet MartineauWhatever it be, Reverend Mother, do we not all, does not every one quake when Madame Ogé comes abroad?
The Hour and the Man | Harriet Martineau
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