lady superior
Example Sentences
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Instead of coming, as he did every day before making the rounds, into the office of the sister-druggist, he went straight up to the room of the lady superior.
From Within an Inch of His Life by Gaboriau, Émile
"I have a message from the bishop to the lady superior."
From With Moore at Corunna by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
"I wish to see the lady superior," he said to the lay sister at the wicket.
From Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Two hours before this, the lady superior had conducted the young duchess to the private apartment of the abbess, to await the issue of events.
From The Lost Lady of Lone by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
Perhaps I was intended as an example for the latter, for I heard the lady superior say to them, 'You see, my dear children, the result of good behavior.
From The Count's Millions by Gaboriau, Émile
