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superioress

superioress noun: a mother superior.

Noun

superioress (plural superioresses)

  1. A mother superior.

Forms of superioress

pluralsuperioresses

Origin of superioress

From superior + -ess.

Questions about superioress

What does superioress mean?
Superioress means a mother superior.
What part of speech is superioress?
Superioress is a noun.
What is the plural of superioress?
The plural of superioress is superioresses.

Words near superioress in the dictionary

  1. superior vena cava
  2. superior vena cavas
  3. superior venae cavae
  4. superiorate
  5. superiorates
  6. superioress
  7. superioresses
  8. Superiorite
  9. superiorities
  10. superiority
  11. superiority complex

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