Reverend Mother

noun

1. a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent

Example Sentences

There were five men and three women in the circus troupe, and among the four nuns was the grave reverend mother of a convent.

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If you desire to fish, I doubt not our reverend mother will make you welcome to our pond yonder.

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Such was the representation which sister Claire made to her reverend mother, on the first opportunity.

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Euphrosyne had a strong persuasion, all the while, that she should one day tell her reverend mother the whole.

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Whatever it be, reverend mother, do we not all, does not every one quake when Madame Ogé comes abroad?

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