Associations to the word «Abbess»
Noun
- Adelaide
- Brittany
- Anglo
- Shane
- Champ
- Gonzalo
- Kite
- Bishop
- Pali
- Reformation
- Beatrice
- Parlour
- Rudolph
- Thorn
- Weimar
- Bavaria
- Galway
- Elsa
- Schema
- Synod
- Daughter
- Widow
- Guise
- Schleswig
- Cecilia
- Beaumont
- Gabrielle
- Virgin
- Dissolution
- Duc
- Governess
- Konrad
- Cleric
- Maud
- Archbishop
- Cot
- Madame
- Breech
- Ode
- Margaret
- Amine
- Ghent
- Pope
- Merry
- Mystic
- Mother
- Brie
- Relic
- Imperial
- Consecration
- Principality
- Privilege
- Salzburg
- Lucia
- Madam
- Cologne
- Franciscan
- Madeleine
- Lady
- Bohemia
- Rolf
- Obedience
- Provost
- Rodrigo
- Crypt
- Prague
- Flanders
- Mabel
- Vita
- Tripoli
- Judith
- Parlor
- Noble
- Tours
- Mistress
- Pont
- Dual
- Charter
- Zu
- Constance
- Elector
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.
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