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prioress
n. female officer of a convent, high-ranking nun in a religious order

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Prior
Prior, derived from the Latin for "earlier, first", (or prioress for nuns) is an ecclesiastical title for a  superior, usually lower in rank than an abbot or abbess. Its earlier generic usage referred in any monastic superior.

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prioress
Noun
1. the superior of a group of nuns
(synonym) abbess, mother superior
(hypernym) superior
(hyponym) Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride


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Prioress
(n.)
A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess.
  

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