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Definition of abbess noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

abbess

noun
 
/ˈæbes/
 
/ˈæbes/
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  1. a woman who is the head of an abbey of nunsTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French abbesse ‘female abbot’, from ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from abbas, abbat-, from Greek abbas ‘father’, from Aramaic 'abbā.
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