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subprioresses

subprioresses is the plural of subprioress.

Meaning of subprioress

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

Questions about subprioresses

What is subprioresses the plural of?
Subprioresses is the plural of subprioress.

Words near subprioresses in the dictionary

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

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