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noun, plural mother superiors, mothers superior.

the head of a Christian religious community for women.

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Origin of mother superior

First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use mother superior in a sentence

“We live under different rules here,” she said, eyeing her mother superior who kept a watchful eye from a corner chair.
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That point is where the convent purse rattles thinly and the mother-superior must face hunger.
The Isle of Unrest|Henry Seton Merriman
And the mother-superior, being a sensible woman, agreed to engage a certain number of teachers from the outer world.
The Isle of Unrest|Henry Seton Merriman
Rumours were rife of large loans raised by the Mother Superior, of mortgages on the factory buildings and the machinery.
Hyacinth|George A. Birmingham

The Mother Superior, the cur himself, had visited her, had said strange and wonderful things to her which she scarcely understood.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin
“I could not stand it any longer, madame,” she assured the Mother Superior, with hot tears in her big eyes.
The White Lie|William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for mother superior

mother superior

noun plural mother superiors or mothers superior

the head of a community of nuns

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mother superior

Origin of mother superior

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