superioress
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By a singular institution, he appointed the abbess superioress over the men, who live in a remote monastery, whose superiors she nominates.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
He appointed superioress Herlande of Champagne, a near kinswoman to the duke of Brittany; and Petronilla of Craon, baroness of Chemillé, coadjutress.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
The superioress is only called Ancelle, or servant, for humility.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
Some said it was disappointed ambition in not being appointed superioress; others, that it was a case of love; but she never told, and the ladies of the convent were just as reticent.
From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore
When she returned to school, the superioress regretted that she had been allowed to visit Mrs. Baker again, because too much gaiety wasn't good for her, and she was falling off in her studies.
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Marie Conway Oemler
