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abbess

ab·bess

UK/ˈæb.ɪs/ US/ˈæb.ɛs/ uncommon archaic british slang

noun

1.

the superior of a group of nuns

Origin

From Middle English abbesse, from Old French abeesse (French abbesse), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, feminine of Latin abbas, abbatis (“abbot”).

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