reverend mother
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What is more, their reverend mother cannot even ask the mother general in Paris for special permission; the reverend mother has forgotten her French.
From Time Magazine Archive
Returning toward the hospice, we met the reverend mother and a sister; they took us into the little chapel where we were to hear mass the following morning.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
“Whatever it be, reverend mother, do we not all, does not every one quake when Madame Ogé comes abroad?”
From The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Harriet Martineau
No, reverend mother," he said, "since you so harshly reject the care of your kinswoman, she shall not be a burden to any of her other relatives.
From The Betrothed by Sir Walter Scott
Indeed, reverend mother, it is time for me to go to those to whom I belong.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
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