lady superior

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He is always doing little things for them, and sending presents to the lady superior and his two daughters.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter

Should one of these be called by the lady superior, he will probably give himself awkward airs, and endeavour to be as little engaging as possible.

From Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah by Lumley, Benjamin

And now, when all was settled, and when abbess and lady superior had had their will, it was but fitting that some pomp and show should mark the glad occasion.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

"Certainly, monsieur," replied the lady superior, who immediately dispatched a nun to fetch the required restorative.

From The Lost Lady of Lone by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte

He was already in the door, when the lady superior recalled him.

From Within an Inch of His Life by Gaboriau, Émile