prioress
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He had dozens of burly military veterans enforce his rules while the prioress and several nuns left.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023
The prioress of the order had taken her to meet the friar Robert, who was visiting from the Carmelite priory in Oxford, to see if he wanted anything to eat.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023
Jeanne, the prioress who fantasizes about Grandier, is rebuffed by him and later accuses him of consorting with the devil.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022
“This could be the prioress, or maybe someone in the Dominican order who is over her, though it is possible archdiocesan officials have weighed in on the matter informally.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2021
No one, from the youngest novice to the prioress, is excused from kitchen work.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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