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prioresses

prioresses is the plural of prioress.

Meaning of prioress

Noun

prioress (plural prioresses)

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

Questions about prioresses

What is prioresses the plural of?
Prioresses is the plural of prioress.

Words near prioresses in the dictionary

  1. priorate
  2. priorates
  3. Priore
  4. Priores
  5. prioress
  6. prioresses
  7. Priorian
  8. priories
  9. prioristic
  10. prioritarian
  11. prioritarianism

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