= presidentess, n.
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释义 | society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > conventual head > [noun] > female (8) presidentress1650 = presidentess, n. Reverend Mother1658 a female head or superior of a religious community, esp. a Mother Superior (frequently as a title or form of address). superioress1669 The head of a convent or a female religious community; a Mother Superior. Also: the head of an order of nuns; a superioress-general. Cf. superior, n.… provostess1871 A female provost; (also) the wife of a provost. Mother Superior1907 A woman who exercises control over an institution, etc., and similar uses. A female head or superior of a religious community (now usually more fully… Mother Vicaress1930 A woman who exercises control over an institution, etc., and similar uses. A female head or superior of a religious community (now usually more fully… Mother Prioress1961 A woman who exercises control over an institution, etc., and similar uses. A female head or superior of a religious community (now usually more fully… Sister Superior1991 Christian Church. Designating the head of a religious order, congregation, community, or institution. Chiefly as postmodifier in titles, as Father Sup… |
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