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subprioress

subprioress noun: a female subprior.

Noun

subprioress (plural subprioresses)

  1. A female subprior.
    • When we were sleeping together, we knew we had to be secretive. I would creep into her cell after Profound Silence. Her cell was next to the subprioress's cell. We waited for the wonderful tell-tale signal of the subprioress snoring.1983 April 30, Peg Cruikshank, Rosemary Curb, “Cloister Closets: Breaking Silence”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Forms of subprioress

pluralsubprioresses

Questions about subprioress

What does subprioress mean?
Subprioress means a female subprior.
What part of speech is subprioress?
Subprioress is a noun.
What is the plural of subprioress?
The plural of subprioress is subprioresses.

Words near subprioress in the dictionary

  1. subprincipal
  2. subprincipals
  3. subprinciple
  4. subprinciples
  5. subprior
  6. subprioress
  7. subprioresses
  8. subpriorities
  9. subprioritization
  10. subprioritize
  11. subprioritized

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