mother superior
mother superior · mothers superior · mother superiors
настоятельница, мать-настоятельница, игуменья
Mutter Oberin
mère supérieure
matka przełożona
madre superiora
A nun in charge of a priory or conventA nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.
» Rima is the mother superior.
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nun in charge of a convent:
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nun in charge of a convent:
Examples
2 sentencesRima is the mother superior.
Mother Superior sent me to tell you that dinner is ready.
Meaning
1 sensesA nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.
Mutter Oberin
настоя́тельницаnastojátelʹnica, мать-настоя́тельницаmatʹ-nastojátelʹnica, игу́меньяigúmenʹja
More definitions
- the superior of a group of nuns
Forms
plural: mothers superior / mother superiors| Singular | mother superior |
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| Plural | mothers superior / mother superiors |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.