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Recent Examples of prioress
The slow-burn thriller is partially based on a 17th century ballad in which the heroic outlaw’s cousin, a malevolent prioress, bleeds the older, ailing Robin to death under the guise of the ancient medical treatment known as bloodletting.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
After Robin is gravely injured, he is taken in by the sage prioress Brigid (Jodie Comer), who nurses him back to health at an island convent.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Marie, who becomes the prioress of the abbey at 17, begins a rise to power — or as much power as a woman is permitted — using her fellow nuns to fight off political and violent incursions.
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Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Matrix by Lauren Groff Currents of violence and devotion coalesce around Marie de France, a 17-year-old sent to be the new prioress of a 12th-century English abbey.
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Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
In response, the diocese said in a statement that the Holy See has acted toward healing the Arlington Carmel and the nuns in the community and not simply the former prioress and her former councilors.
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Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2024
For the senior members of the order — two successive prioresses and the conflicted but maternal assistant prioress, Mother Marie — the role of self-abnegation is a deep moral mystery, one that takes a lifetime to fully understand.
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Joshua Kosman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Oct. 2022
It’s set in the twelfth century, and is about a young Frenchwoman, Marie de France, the illegitimate offspring of royalty, who is sent to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine and becomes the prioress of an abbey.
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Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2021
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
After Robin is gravely injured, he is taken in by the sage prioress Brigid (Jodie Comer), who nurses him back to health at an island convent.
—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Marie, who becomes the prioress of the abbey at 17, begins a rise to power — or as much power as a woman is permitted — using her fellow nuns to fight off political and violent incursions.
—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Matrix by Lauren Groff Currents of violence and devotion coalesce around Marie de France, a 17-year-old sent to be the new prioress of a 12th-century English abbey.
—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
In response, the diocese said in a statement that the Holy See has acted toward healing the Arlington Carmel and the nuns in the community and not simply the former prioress and her former councilors.
—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2024
For the senior members of the order — two successive prioresses and the conflicted but maternal assistant prioress, Mother Marie — the role of self-abnegation is a deep moral mystery, one that takes a lifetime to fully understand.
—
Joshua Kosman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Oct. 2022
It’s set in the twelfth century, and is about a young Frenchwoman, Marie de France, the illegitimate offspring of royalty, who is sent to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine and becomes the prioress of an abbey.
—
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioress
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Hildegard was a Catholic abbess of the Benedictine Order.
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Now, thanks to a greater emphasis on women’s education in recent years, Tibetan Buddhist nuns are increasingly becoming teachers and abbesses.
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Texas lawmakers help secure nun's release As news of Ugboaja's detention spread, members of southern Texas’ congressional delegation called for the nun's release.
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Over the last week, the agency has arrested 10,000 people, including a nun in Texas who was later released after outcry from officials, community leaders and activists.
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The free Apple Photos is approachable for photography novices but still powerful enough to satisfy those who want extra control.
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Authorities say five instructors, five novice tandem jumpers and the pilot died when the Pilatus PC-6 suddenly fell almost vertically near homes after leaving Nancy-Essey airfield.
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As a young religious, Bishop-elect Lombardo did missionary work in Bolivia and Honduras.
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“Prioress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioress. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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