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abbess Definition

ab·bess (abəs)

noun

a woman who is head of an abbey of nuns

Etymology: ME abbes < OFr abesse < LL(Ec) abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbot

abbess Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • convent: A nun from Wimborne in England who went to Germany, where she became abbess of a convent in Thuringia.
  • abbey: After the death of King Arthur his Queen, Guinevere, fled to Amesbury where she became abbess of the great abbey.

Converse of object

  • become: She then went to Ely where she also became abbess.
  • tell: None being able to hold or bind him, the servant ran, and knocking at the door, told the abbess.

Adjective modifier

  • first: First abbess of the convent founded by King Canute in Coventry in England.

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