The meaning of Abbess
Abbess – definition
nounA woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.
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Abbots, abbesses and bishops were buried with their croziers, the pastoral staffs symbolic of their…
nounA woman who is in charge of a convent
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Word origin
Middle English: from Old French abbesse ‘female abbot’, from ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from abbas, abbat- (see abbot).
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