superioress
/s(j)uːˌpɪərɪəˈrɛs/ /s(j)ʊˌpɪərɪəˈrɛs/ /s(j)uːˈpɪərɪərɪs/noun
1The head of a convent or a female religious community; a Mother Superior.
2 Superioress General. A superioress who leads the superioresses in an order.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Abraham Woodhead (1609–1678), Roman Catholic controversialist. From superior + -ess.
- capital sin
- capital spending
- capital stock
- capital structure
- capital sum
- capital surplus
- capital tax
- capital territory
- capital-to-labor ratio
- capital-to-labour ratio
- capital-to-output ratio
- capital transfer tax
- capital value
- capital vice
- capital vise
- capital widening
- capital–labor
- capital–labour
- capital–output ratio
- capitana
- capitanate
- Capitan China
- capitano
- Capitan Pasha
- capitao