prioress

English

Etymology

prior +‎ -ess

Noun

prioress (plural prioresses)

1. A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.

Translations

a nun in charge of a priory

• Catalan: priora f, prioressa f
• French: prieure (fr) f
• German: Priorin f
• Irish: banphrióir m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: priorinne m or f

  Nynorsk: priorinne f

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• Russian: настоя́тельница (ru) f (nastojátelʹnica)
• Spanish: priora (es) f