Definition of abbess
: a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns
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Origin and Etymology of abbess
Middle English abbesse, borrowed from Anglo-French abbesse, abeiesse, borrowed from Late Latin abbātissa, feminine derivative of abbāt-, abbās abbot
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