All prioress synonyms
pri·or·ess
P p noun prioress
- abbess — An abbess is the nun who is in charge of the other nuns in a convent.
- mother superior — the head of a Christian religious community for women.
- anchorite — a person who lives in seclusion, esp a religious recluse; hermit
- canoness — a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow
- nun — the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ecclesiarch — a sacristan, especially of a monastery.