prioress
prioress · prioresses
настоятельница
Priorin
A nun in charge of a prioryA nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.
Meaning
1 sensesA nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.
Priorin
настоя́тельницаnastojátelʹnica
More definitions
- the superior of a group of nuns
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a nun in charge of a priory:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a nun in charge of a priory:
Origin
From Middle English prieresse, priorasse, priores, prioresse, priorisse, priouresse, priurFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: prioresses| Singular | prioress |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the superior of a group of nuns:abbessmother superior