Word: prioress
Category: prioress
Books & Literature, People & Society, Reference
Related words: prioress
the prioress, prioress canterbury tales, prioress tale, the prioress tale, a prioress, prioress nun, prioress tale summary, canterbury tales prologue
Synonyms: prioress
mother superior, abbess
Translations: prioress
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spanish
Translations:
priora, superiora, Prioress, la priora
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german
Translations:
priorin, Priorin, Äbtissin, Oberin
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french
Translations:
prieure, abbesse, prieuré, la prieure
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italian
Translations:
priora, priore, la priora, badessa
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portuguese
Translations:
prioresa, priora, Abadessa
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dutch
Translations:
priores, priorin, overste, moeder overste
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russian
Translations:
настоятельница, настоятельницей, игуменьей
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norwegian
Translations:
prior, priorinnen, priorinne
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swedish
Translations:
priorinna, priorinnan
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finnish
Translations:
prioritar, Priorin
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danish
Translations:
priorinde, Priorinden, priorindens
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czech
Translations:
převorkyně, převorka, představená, matko
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polish
Translations:
przeorysza, przełożoną, przeoryszą, przełożona
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hungarian
Translations:
főnökasszony, zárdafőnöknő, fõnökasszonya, fõnöknõ, fõnöknõi
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turkish
Translations:
manastır başrahibesi
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greek
Translations:
ηγουμένη, ηγουμένης
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ukrainian
Translations:
настоятелька, ігуменя, настоятельниця, абатиса
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albanian
Translations:
madre, kryemurgeshë, e parë kuvendi, parë kuvendi
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bulgarian
Translations:
приора
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belarusian
Translations:
ігумення, настаяцельніца, настаяцелька
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estonian
Translations:
Prioritar
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croatian
Translations:
igumanija
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lithuanian
Translations:
vienuolyno vyresnioji, Priorisa
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latvian
Translations:
priorisa
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romanian
Translations:
stareța, stareță
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slovenian
Translations:
Igumanija
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slovak
Translations:
převorkyně
The meaning and "use of": prioress
noun
- a woman who is head of a house of certain orders of nuns. - Benedictine authority and obedience are achieved through dialogue between a community member and her prioress in a spirit of co-responsibility.