Mother Superioress

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• mother superior — Synonyms and related words: abbess, canoness, chatelaine, clergywoman, conventual, dame, dowager, first lady, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife, lady superior, madam, matriarch, matron, mistress, novice, nun, postulant,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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