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Definitions for Abbess
[1] a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns.
[2] the female superior of a convent
Words related to Abbess
sister, bishop, vestal, anchorite, prioress, postulant, dignitary, cardinal, abbot, ecclesiastic, hierarch, archbishop, canoness, superior, ecclesiarch
Words nearby Abbess
abbatial, abbe, abbe condenser, abbe number, abbed, abbess, abbeville, abbevillian, abbey, abbey theatre, abbie
Origin of Abbess
1275–1325; Middle English abbesse < Old French abbesse, abaesse < Late Latin abbātissa, feminine of abbās abbot; replacing Middle English abbatisse < Late Latin; in turn replacing Old English abadisse, abbodesse (compare Old High German abbatissa ) < Late Latin *ab(b)adissa for abbātissa
Word origin for Abbess
C13: from Old French, from Church Latin abbātissa
Synonyms for Abbess
sister, anchorite, postulant, prioress, vestal, canoness, mother superior, religious woman