Difference between Prioress and Abbess
What is the difference between Prioress and Abbess?
Prioress as a noun is a nun in charge of a priory; an abbess or mother superior while Abbess as a noun is a female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
Prioress
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a nun in charge of a priory; an abbess or mother superior
Abbess
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.A bawd, the mistress of a brothel (1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue).
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