prioress vs woman

prioress and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prioress	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of prioress; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than prioress:

Other hypernyms of prioress include superior, adult female.

prioress (noun)	woman (noun)
the superior of a group of nuns	women as a class
	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man