Abbess
Prior
Prior noun - The head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot.
Both words in one sentence
- The new abbess confessed to poisoning the current Seer prior to the beginning of the novel because she, too, was growing suspicious of the abbess.
Source: Characters / His Fair Assassin
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