abbess
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same…A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
» The abbess asked Mary if she was completely sure that the monastic life fit her.
Аббатиса поинтересовалась у Мэри, совершенно ли та уверена, что ей подходит монашеский образ жизни.
Аббатисса спросила у Мэри, совершенно ли та уверена, что ей подходит монастырская жизнь.
Meaning
2 sensesA female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean.
Äbtissin, Priorin, Oberin
аббати́саabbatísa, настоя́тельница, игу́меньяigúmenʹja
абати́саabatýsa
(British, archaic, slang)A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
- the superior of a group of nuns
Examples
3 sentencesThe abbess asked Mary if she was completely sure that the monastic life fit her.
ruАббатиса поинтересовалась у Мэри, совершенно ли та уверена, что ей подходит монашеский образ жизни.
They hid their love from the abbess' watchful eye, and met in the library at night.
Saint Brigid of Kildare founded a Celtic monastery in Ireland, presiding over both nuns and monks as its abbess.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English abbesse, from Old French abeesse (French abbesse), from Late Latin orFrom 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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Forms
plural: abbessesSynonyms
6 synonyms- the superior of a group of nuns:mother superiorprioress