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
Returning toward the hospice, we met the reverend mother and a sister; they took us into the little chapel where we were to hear mass the following morning.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
Indeed, reverend mother, it is time for me to go to those to whom I belong.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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)
Good night, dear and reverend mother; good night and good-bye.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
