reverend mother
Example Sentences
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What is more, their reverend mother cannot even ask the mother general in Paris for special permission; the reverend mother has forgotten her French.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Whatever it be, reverend mother, do we not all, does not every one quake when Madame Ogé comes abroad?”
From The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Martineau, Harriet
The reverend mother drew Angela to her side, took off the little black silk hood, and laid her hand caressingly on the soft brown hair.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
There were five men and three women in the circus troupe, and among the four nuns was the grave reverend mother of a convent.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
If this reverend mother," he added, turning to the young nun, "will carry out my directions, something may be done.
From Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 by Castaigne, J. André
