[ 'abɛs ]
■ noun a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e 'female abbot'.
ABBESS
Meaning of ABBESS in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004
[ 'abɛs ]
■ noun a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~e 'female abbot'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004