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Webster 1913 Edition
Prioress
Pri′or-ess
,Noun.
[OF.
prioresse
.] A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prioress
PRI'ORESS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
prioress
prioress
English
Noun
prioress (plural prioresses)
- a nun in charge of a priory; an abbess or mother superior
Translations
a nun in charge of a priory
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