Associations to the word «Abbess»
Noun
- Essen
- Nun
- Convent
- Abbey
- Benedictine
- Elisabeth
- Saxe
- Kildare
- Cistercian
- Abbot
- Monastery
- Wilton
- Matilda
- Ely
- Hilda
- Dorothea
- Holstein
- Anhalt
- Gertrude
- Princess
- Christina
- Novice
- Agnes
- Johanna
- Sophia
- Cloister
- Sophie
- Lorraine
- Bede
- Clare
- Cuthbert
- Niece
- Bourbon
- Christine
- Priory
- Von
- Boniface
- Sister
- Charlotte
- Trier
- Confessor
- Jeanne
- Salvatore
- Marguerite
- Granddaughter
- Alsace
- Vow
- Palatine
- Bertha
- Maria
- Aux
- Charlemagne
- Countess
- Anglia
- Clara
- Gall
- Anna
- Dame
- Blanche
- Princesse
- Bridget
- Otto
- Zen
- Monk
- Veil
- Aunt
- Superior
- Benedict
- Louise
- Saint
- Saxony
- Humility
- Crucifix
- Liber
- Wessex
- Saxon
- Duchess
- Enamel
- Marie
- Theresa
- Metz
- Martyr
- Isabel
- Repose
- Catherine
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABBESS, noun. 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. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]
Dictionary definition
ABBESS, noun. The superior of a group of nuns.
Wise words
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