A female ruler, superior or head: = ‘lady’, as feminine of lord (‘our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen Victoria’); the superior of a nunnery, an…
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > prioress > [noun] (7) dame?c1225 A female ruler, superior or head: = ‘lady’, as feminine of lord (‘our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen Victoria’); the superior of a nunnery, an… prioressc1300 A superior nun holding a position subordinate to an abbess, similar to a claustral prior. Also: a superior nun governing her own religious house… Subcategories:— office of (2) — assistant to (3) |
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