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The Prioress or Madame Eglantine in the Canterbury tales is the supervisor of nuns. Christianity became the most practiced religion bringing the need for more leaders of religious practices. She was a higher up because she was a religious leader. Lead and supervise the nuns and educate the commoners on the bible. Her family and background is not described in the prologue. Today the prioress could be compared to the mother superior. The prioress describes herself as an animal lover with a terribly tender heart.She was very well kept and cleanly. The narrator describes the prioress as a plump woman with elegant features, a small mouth and a large forehead. She is described as having a very neat, careful personality. 5 spelling variations within the text are: Aprille -> April Croppes -> crops Engelond -> England Whiche -> which aiel -> grandfather The Chaucer finds her entertaining. He states that she is "certainly entertaining" The use of words such as "sought","forsooth" and "churlish"/