The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRIORESS
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More clues leading to the result PRIORESS
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- Superior newspapers featuring South American city
- Superior newspapers covering South American city
- Contributor to 10 has papers about French king’s ascent
- Superior lady with unmarried sisters in her care
- Prominent sister with Ferdinand in the papers
- Old letter found in Chaucer collection
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What does PRIORESS mean?
PRIORESS noun- A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.