prioress

名词 prioress:

1. the superior of a group of nuns
   同义词：abbess, mother superior

pri.or.ess

n.（名词）
A nun in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbess of an abbey.
小女隐修院院长或大女隐修院副院长

来源：
Middle English prioresse
中古英语 prioresse
from Old French [feminine of] prior [a prior] * see prior 2
源自 古法语 [] prior的阴性词 [小隐院院长（或大隐修院副院长）] *参见 prior2