Meaning of ABBESS
| Pronunciation: | | 'abis
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| | Definition: | | [n] the superior of a group of nuns |
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| | Synonyms: | | mother superior, prioress |
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| | See Also: | | Bride, Bridget, Brigid, Heloise, Saint Bride, Saint Bridget, Saint Brigid, St Bride, St Bridget, St Brigid, superior | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab"bess\ ([a^]b"b[e^]s), n. [OF. abaesse, abeesse, F.
abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See
{Abbot}.]
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of
nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the
abbots have over the monks. See {Abbey}.
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| | Related Terms: | | canoness, chatelaine, clergywoman, conventual, dame, dowager, first lady, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife, lady superior, madam, matriarch, matron, mistress, mother superior, novice, nun, postulant, prioress, religieuse, secular canoness, sister, superioress, the reverend mother |
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