noun
- plural of prioress; women who are heads of religious houses or convents, ranking below abbesses
Usage: religious
Examples
- The prioresses from several convents gathered for the annual conference.
- Medieval prioresses often wielded considerable political influence.
- The two prioresses discussed reforms in their religious communities.
- These prioresses had dedicated their lives to serving God and their sisters.
- The prioresses were responsible for the spiritual and temporal welfare of their convents.
- Several prioresses attended the ceremony to bless the new chapel.