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Meanings of mother superior in English

Portuguese
abbadessa
Catalan
priora

The superior of a group of nuns.

abbadessa
Usage of mother superior in English
1
The mother superior, the nuns, and some of the faithful rushed up to the organ-loft.
Stories by Foreign Authors: Spanish
2
The mother superior proved to be the quintessential witch, treating them as morally flawed beings.
Riding rockets
3
He recognized the envelop of the mother superior.
Balcony Stories
4
The mother superior, a woman with a powerful face and a determined air, replied, without embarrassment:
The Teeth of the Tiger
5
I thought I would be a mother superior.
The red queen
6
The mother superior was astonished but agreed, cautioning that he would have to pay the modest fees.
The Guardian
7
The saintly Marie de l'Incarnation was mother superior of the Ursulines, and Mother Saint Bonaventure of the Hotel-Dieu.
The Great Intendant : A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-...
8
She wondered if the mother superior had sent this man covertly to guide her, then dismissed the thought.
The Descent
9
The mother superior of the Sacred Heart Convent at Roehampton heard of it and asked me to stay there.
Fanny Goes to War
10
The mother superior looked surprised.
Evan and elle
11
So did the mother superior.
Evan and elle
12
The mother superior was the closest I had to a mother, and she was more like a maiden aunt.
The promise
13
The Mother Superior was standing on the right side of the bed.
A Simple Soul
14
But I told the Mother Superior exactly what I told the duke.
The Indiscretion of the Duchess / Being a Story Concerning Two L...
15
The Mother Superior and the surgeon looked at each other rather blankly.
The White Sister
16
Doltaire turned and bowed with a well-assumed reverence to the Mother Superior.
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 5
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