lady superior
Example Sentences
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For, even though the King himself bid thee come, yet is thy obligation to thy lady superior to the command of the King.
From The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Pyle, Howard
He was already in the door, when the lady superior recalled him.
From Within an Inch of His Life by Gaboriau, Émile
He was led along some passages to the room where the lady superior, pale and agitated, was awaiting him.
From With Moore at Corunna by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
She had made a great many promises to the lady superior, but she fancied that the utterance of a few commonplace words of warning relieved her of all further obligations.
From The Count's Millions by Gaboriau, Émile
The lady superior of the gray sister's convent.
From A Wounded Name by King, Charles