Unscramble

p 3 r 1 i 1 o 1 r 1 e 1 s 1 s 1

8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun the superior of a group of nuns

originFrom Middle English prieresse, priorasse, priores, prioresse, priorisse, priouresse, priures, priuresse, prowres, pryoras, pryorys, pryowresse, from Medieval Latin priōrissa and Old French prioresse, prieuresse; equivalent to prior + -ess.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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