Definition of Prioress. Meaning of Prioress. Synonyms of Prioress

- Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". Its...
- "The Prioress's Tale" is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It follows "The Shipman's Tale" in The Canterbury Tales. It is followed by Chaucer's...
- France/of Valois (24 August 1393 – 19 August 1438) was a medieval nun and prioress, born a princess of France from the House of Valois as the daughter of...
- Prioress Island (64°56′S 63°53′W / 64.933°S 63.883°W / -64.933; -63.883) is a narrow island lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) east of Host Island in...
- The Prioress Stakes is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the eight-w**** meet at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs...
- Teresa Pulcheria (1694 – April 4, 1760) was an Englishwoman who served as prioress of the Convent of Our Blessed Lady of Syon in Paris. Throckmorton was born...
- Joanna (prioress of Lothen), a twelfth century nun, was the prioress of the monastery of Lothen in Germany. Joanna is remembered for her tapestry work...
- Bethóc ingen Somairle was a 13th-century Scottish prioress, considered to have been the first of Iona Nunnery. She was a daughter of Somairle mac Gilla...
- religious house at Hedingham, Es****. A woman named Lucia was the first prioress at Castle Hedingham Priory. On her death in the early thirteenth century...
- monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They were created by the Catholic Church. Priories may be monastic houses...