prioress
Meanings
Plural: prioresses
Noun
- the superior of a group of nuns
- A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
abbess, mother superior
Scrabble Score: 10
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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