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Mother superior has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the superior of a group of nuns

2

a nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess

3

The head of a convent; an abbess.

See Also
convent abbess vicaress mothers superior mother superiors prioress priory superioress
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
superior
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mother
Rhyming Words
dior lior maior chior trior prior savior pavior havior ferior junior senior signior warrior seignior exterior inferior melchior subprior arnprior
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