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• pri|or|ess — «PRY uhr ihs», noun. a woman at the head of a convent or priory for women. Prioresses usually rank below abbesses …   Useful english dictionary

• ess — farm·er·ess; fruit·er·ess; ghost·ess; gi·ant·ess; guard·i·an·ess; heir·ess; her·mit·ess; jew·ess; join·tur·ess; judg·ess; knav·ess; knight·ess; land·grav·ess; law·yer·ess; leop·ard·ess; li·on·ess; man·ag·er·ess; man·ess; mar·shal·ess; may·or·ess; …   English syllables

• prioress — pri·or·ess …   English syllables

• prioress — pri•or•ess [[t]ˈpraɪ ər ɪs[/t]] n. rel a woman holding a position corresponding to that of a prior • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < OF usage: See ess …   From formal English to slang

• prioress — pri|or|ess [ˈpraıərıs] n the woman in charge of a ↑priory …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prioress — pri|or|ess [ praıə,rəs ] noun count a woman who is in charge of a PRIORY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Prioress — Pri or*ess, n. [OF. prioresse.] A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• preceptress — /pri sep tris, pree sep /, n. 1. a woman who is an instructor; teacher; tutor. 2. a woman who is the head of a school. [PRECEPT(O)R + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * …   Universalium

• prisme — (pri sm ) s. m. 1°   Terme de géométrie. Polyèdre ayant pour bases deux polygones égaux et parallèles, dont les côtés homologues sont unis par des parallélogrammes. •   Cet étalon [une mesure], comme celui de Turin, est un prisme à cinq pans de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables