mother superior
noun, plural mother superiors, mothers superior.
the head of a Christian religious community for women.
Origin of mother superior
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby mother superior
mother of the chapel,
mother of vinegar,
mother ship,
mother shipton,
mother spleenwort,
mother superior,
mother teresa,
mother tongue,
mother wit,
mother yaw,
mother's boy
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British Dictionary definitions for mother superior
mother superior
noun plural mother superiors or mothers superior
the head of a community of nuns