superior
adjective
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc..
superioress
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a word derived from
superior.
Example Sentences
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One of the latter is Madame Letitia Doherty, assistant superioress of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Kenwood, Albany, N. Y.; the other is in the Elmhurst Convent of the Sacred Heart, at Providence, R.I.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 by Various
I handed her my card, and stated my desire to see the Countess Romani, if agreeable to the superioress.
From Vendetta: a story of one forgotten by Corelli, Marie
He appointed superioress Herlande of Champagne, a near kinswoman to the duke of Brittany; and Petronilla of Craon, baroness of Chemillé, coadjutress.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
In the October of 1912 the superioress of the convent, having heard of a cure obtained through the prayers and blessing of the Holy Father, determined to have recourse to him.
From Pope Pius the Tenth by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)
At Paris, on the morning of Monday, May 22, only seven whole days later, the superioress of the Society of the Sacred Heart had attended the mass of the community.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
