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abbess

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
abbess /ˈabəs, ˈæbəs /
▸ noun a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.
– ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French abbesse ‘female abbot’, from ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from abbas, abbat- (see abbot).