prioress

n. 大女修道院副院长, 小女修道院院长

词形变化

prioresses 复数 prioresses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

abbess mother superior

上位词 2

woman superior

下位词 1

mother

词源

From Middle English prieresse, priorasse, priores, prioresse, priorisse, priouresse, priures, priuresse, prowres, pryoras, pryorys, pryowresse, from Medieval Latin priōrissa and Old French prioresse, prieuresse; equivalent to prior + -ess.

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