prioress
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pri·or·ess
(prī'ər-ĭs) 
n.
A nun in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbess of an abbey.
n.
A nun in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbess of an abbey.
[Middle English prioresse, from Old French, feminine of prior, a prior. See prior2.]
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