Meanings
nounsubprioress (plural subprioresses)
plural subprioresses
- A female subprior.
When we were sleeping together, we knew we had to be secretive. I would creep into her cell after Profound Silence. Her cell was next to the subprioress's cell. We waited for the wonderful tell-tale signal of the subprioress snoring.
1983 April 30, Peg Cruikshank, Rosemary Curb, “Cloister Closets: Breaking Silence”, in Gay Community News, page 8
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subprioress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprioress
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“subprioress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprioress. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subprioress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprioress.
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