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  1. 1. n. A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the superior of a group of nuns Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey. Source: webster
  4. 4. A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent ofnuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots haveover the monks. See Abbey. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. the superior of a group of nuns Source: ecdict

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