OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 131

abbess

/ˈæb.ɪs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abadesa
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.
The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean.
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