prioress

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The sub-prioress was an old Spanish nun, Mother Cineres, who was almost blind.
副院长是个眼睛几乎瞎了的西班牙籍老修女，西内莱斯嬷嬷。
The prioress, without adding a word, rose and entered the adjoining room, which was the hall of the chapter, and where the vocal mothers were probably assembled.
院长没有再说别的话，她起身走到隔壁屋子里去了，隔壁的那间屋子便是会议室，参议嬷嬷们也许正在那里开会。
In addition to these worthy mothers, some old society women had obtained permission of the prioress, like Madame Albertine, to retire into the Little Convent.
除了这些真正够得上称为嬷嬷的以外，还有几个红尘中的老妇人也和阿尔贝尔丁夫人一样，获得了院长的许可，退隐在那小院里。

The prioress at the convent seems not to have been a Bunnykins fan.
ECONOMIST: Barbara Vernon Bailey