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Meanings of mother superior in inglés

portugués
abbadessa
catalán
priora

The superior of a group of nuns.

        abbadessa
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        Examples for "abbess"
        Examples for "abbess"
        1
        The abbess looked up in a grave inquiry at this second intrusion.
        The Lost Lady of Lone
        2
        She suddenly paused in her wild walk, and looked toward the abbess.
        The Lost Lady of Lone
        3
        In another minute a casement opened above, and the abbess herself appeared.
        Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades
        4
        We will fill the carriage with fruit and flowers for the abbess.
        The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance
        5
        The abbess, of the bold lineage of Rudesheim, refused the sacrilegious demand.
        The Pilgrims of the Rhine
        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.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
        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
        Usage of mother superior in inglés
        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
        Translations for mother superior