Found 2 items, similar to prioress.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: prioress prioress n : the superior of a group of nuns [syn: abbess, mother superior ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Prioress Prioress \Pri"or*ess\, n. [OF. prioresse.] A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess. [1913 Webster]