ABBESS


Meaning of ABBESS in English

ˈabə̇s noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English abbesse, from Old French abbesse, abaesse, from Late Latin abbatissa, feminine of abbat-, abbas abbot — more at abbot

: a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns

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