prioress

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
prioress
    n 1: the superior of a group of nuns [syn: {abbess}, {mother
         superior}, {prioress}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Prioress \Pri"or*ess\, n. [OF. prioresse.]
   A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to
   an abbess.
   [1913 Webster]
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