abbess

synonyms

canoness

chatelaine

clergywoman

conventual

dame

dowager

first lady

goodwife

governess

great lady

homemaker

housewife

lady superior

madam

matriarch

matron

mistress

mother superior

mother superior

novice

nun

postulant

prioress

religieuse

secular canoness

sister

superioress

the reverend mother

variants

abbey

hypernyms

superior

hyponyms

Bridget

Brigid

St. Bride

St. Bridget

St. Brigid

bride

heloise

mother

saint bride

saint bridget

saint brigid

etymologically-related-terms

abbey

abbot

same-contexts

abbot

confessor

friar

prelate

prioress

refectory

sacerdotalism