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father superior

father superior noun: a friar or monk in charge of a monastery, priory or convent; an abbot or a prior.

Noun

father superior (plural fathers superior or father superiors)

  1. a friar or monk in charge of a monastery, priory or convent; an abbot or a prior

Forms of father superior

pluralfathers superior
pluralfather superiors

Questions about father superior

What does father superior mean?
Father superior means a friar or monk in charge of a monastery, priory or convent; an abbot or a prior.
What part of speech is father superior?
Father superior is a noun.
What is the plural of father superior?
The plural of father superior is fathers superior.

Words near father superior in the dictionary

  1. Father of Lies
  2. Father of the House
  3. father of the nation
  4. Father of Waters
  5. Father Sky
  6. father superior
  7. father superiors
  8. Father Time
  9. father tongue
  10. father tongues
  11. Father Winter

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