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English Dictionary: prioress by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prioress
n
  1. the superior of a group of nuns [syn: abbess, {mother superior}, prioress]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Prioress \Pri"or*ess\, n. [OF. prioresse.]
      A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to
      an abbess.
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