prioress

noun

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from prioresse
  2. derived from priōrissa
  3. inherited from prieresse

Definitions

  1. 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