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Meanings of prioress in English

Portuguese
abbadessa
Catalan
priora

The superior of a group of nuns.

        abbadessa
        Usage of prioress in English
        1
        The prioress, who was telling her beads, raised her eyes and said:-
        Les Misérables
        2
        It was the prioress who broke off the conversation, to Evelyn's regret.
        Evelyn Innes
        3
        He built a nunnery which was headed by his daughter as prioress.
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        4
        Once a week the chapter assembles: the prioress presides; the vocal mothers assist.
        Les Misérables
        5
        The vocal mother said to the prioress in a low voice
        Les Misérables
        6
        The priest who had addressed the crowd, advanced to the prioress.
        Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
        7
        I would ask for speech with the prioress, and tell her the trouble.
        A Thane of Wessex: Being a Story of the Great Viking Raids into ...
        8
        The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair.
        Les Misérables
        9
        Fortunately, the prioress, completely absorbed in her own thoughts, did not hear it.
        Les Misérables
        10
        Besides all the other religious folk there were a prioress and a nun.
        English Literature for Boys and Girls
        11
        She told how Agnes had been secretly poisoned by the prioress.
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        12
        She had become prioress of Argenteuil and led a life of complete seclusion.
        The Innocents Abroad
        13
        The mother prioress was a small woman, with an eager manner.
        Evelyn Innes
        14
        The prioress raised her head, and stared at him with vacant, tearless eyes.
        Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
        15
        The prioress paused, moved her lips, as though in mental prayer, and resumed:-
        Les Misérables
        16
        Thou shameless wanton, the prioress shall teach thee fitter behaviour soon!
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