reverend mother
Example Sentences
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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
Such was the representation which sister Claire made to her reverend mother, on the first opportunity.
From The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Martineau, Harriet
Ah, reverend mother, ten such moments will age a man by ten years.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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 Rameur, E.
Nay, reverend mother, I doubt whether of his own accord Cromwell would have done this thing.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
