<P> The Prioress 's Tale ( Middle English : The Prioresses Tale ) follows The Shipman 's Tale in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales . Because of fragmentation of the manuscripts , it is impossible to tell where it comes in ordinal sequence , but it is second in group B2 , followed by Chaucer 's Tale of Sir Topas . The General Prologue names the prioress as Madame Eglantine , and describes her impeccable table manners and soft - hearted ways . Her portrait suggests she is likely in religious life as a means of social advancement , given her aristocratic manners and mispronounced French . She maintains a secular lifestyle , including keeping lap dogs that she privileges over people , a fancy rosary and brooch inscribed with `` Amor vincit omnia '' ( Love Conquers All ) . </P>
<P> The Prioress 's Tale ( Middle English : The Prioresses Tale ) follows The Shipman 's Tale in Geoffrey Chaucer 's The Canterbury Tales . Because of fragmentation of the manuscripts , it is impossible to tell where it comes in ordinal sequence , but it is second in group B2 , followed by Chaucer 's Tale of Sir Topas . The General Prologue names the prioress as Madame Eglantine , and describes her impeccable table manners and soft - hearted ways . Her portrait suggests she is likely in religious life as a means of social advancement , given her aristocratic manners and mispronounced French . She maintains a secular lifestyle , including keeping lap dogs that she privileges over people , a fancy rosary and brooch inscribed with `` Amor vincit omnia '' ( Love Conquers All ) . </P>
in the canterbury tales who is the prioress
in the canterbury tales who is the prioress
Madame Eglantine
Madame Eglantine