prioress
nounEtymology
From Middle English prieresse, priorasse, priores, prioresse, priorisse, priouresse, priures, priuresse, prowres, pryoras, pryorys, pryowresse, from Medieval Latin priōrissa and Old French prioresse, prieuresse; equivalent to prior + -ess.
Definitions
A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess)
A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for prioress. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA