superioress

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As was to be expected, Francesca strenuously refused to accede to this proposal, and pleaded her inability to the duties of a superioress.

From The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others by Fullerton, Georgiana

Madame de la—that lady has arrived excellently recommended by the superioress of the place where dear Milly awaits you, and such persons are particular.

From Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

After this my second daughter appeared—a pretty young hoyden, with lovable clinging ways; and then the superioress asked if I would like to see the garden.

From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

The superioress alone has power to dispense with the rule of silence in case of necessity, as she transacts most of the business, social or legal, of her community.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 by Various

Some said it was disappointed ambition in not being appointed superioress; others, that it was a case of love; but she never told, and the ladies of the convent were just as reticent.

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley