A′bbess. n. s. [Lat. abbatissa, from whence the Saxon abudisse, then probably abbatess, and by contraction abbesse in Fr.
and abbess, Eng.] The superiour or governesfs of a nunnery or monastery of women.
See the modern Wiktionary entry at abbess
A′bbess. n. s. [Lat. abbatissa, from whence the Saxon abudisse, then probably abbatess, and by contraction abbesse in Fr.
and abbess, Eng.] The superiour or governesfs of a nunnery or monastery of women.