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abbess - use in sentences
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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