mère supérieure
French, noun/mɛʁ sy.pe.ʁjœʁ/
mère supérieure is spelled M-È-R-E-S-U-P-É-R-I-E-U-R-E (14 letters). Mère supérieure is a French feminine noun meaning “mother superior (nun in charge of a convent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Religieuse chargée de la direction d’une communauté”.
What does mère supérieure mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemother superior (nun in charge of a convent)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Religieuse chargée de la direction d’une communauté. 2. Mère de famille, en tant que figure d’autorité.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mère supérieure
- mères supérieures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mère supérieure?
- /mɛʁ sy.pe.ʁjœʁ/
- \mɛʁ sy.pe.ʁjœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.