prioress

Word family nounpriorateprioresspriorshipprioryadjectiveprior

Related topics: Christianity

pri·or·ess /ˈpraɪərɪs/ noun [countableC]

RRCthe woman in charge of a priory 小修道院女院长

Examples from the Corpus

prioress• Praise be, the lady prioress had no light or candle there.• Ah, yes, the lady prioress was also preparing herself.• The lady prioress would deny the charge, and call in the sheriff or some local justice she has in her power.• In the new order, however, the prioress was the superior of both houses.• The prioress may have been a lady but she welcomed my rough embraces with groans and shrieks of pleasure.• The prioress seemed to regard my master as her chief concern.• The prioress, lips pursed tight, hurried out and we followed.

单词	prioress
释义	prioress Word family nounpriorateprioresspriorshipprioryadjectiveprior Related topics: Christianity pri·or·ess /ˈpraɪərɪs/ noun [countableC] RRCthe woman in charge of a priory 小修道院女院长 Examples from the Corpus prioress• Praise be, the lady prioress had no light or candle there.• Ah, yes, the lady prioress was also preparing herself.• The lady prioress would deny the charge, and call in the sheriff or some local justice she has in her power.• In the new order, however, the prioress was the superior of both houses.• The prioress may have been a lady but she welcomed my rough embraces with groans and shrieks of pleasure.• The prioress seemed to regard my master as her chief concern.• The prioress, lips pursed tight, hurried out and we followed.
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