transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-bəs ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English abbesse, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin abbatissa, feminine of abbat-, abbas
Date: 13th century
: a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns
transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-bəs ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English abbesse, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin abbatissa, feminine of abbat-, abbas
Date: 13th century
: a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003