1) Abbess 2) Abbey administrator 3) Future abbess 4) High-ranking nun 5) Mother superior 6) Rank below abbess 7) Senior nun 8) Superior 9) Teller of a Canterbury Tale Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/prioress
Pri'or·ess noun [ Old French prioresse .] A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/163
prioress 1. A nun in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbess of an abbey. 2. A religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3782/