mother superior
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mother superior¹
noun mothers superior · mother superiors
- A nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.
Mother Superior²
noun Mothers Superior · Mother Superiors
- The head of a convent; an abbess.
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noun nun in charge of a convent
| Português | madre superiora |
|---|---|
| Français | mère supérieure |
| Deutsch | Mutter Oberin |
| Ελληνικά | ηγουμένη igouméni |
| Русский | настоя́тельница nastojátelʹnica, мать-настоя́тельница matʹ-nastojátelʹnica, игу́менья igúmenʹja |
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@misc{mother_superior_2026,
title = {mother superior},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20superior},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
