n. [ OF. abaesse, abeesse, F. abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbot. ] 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. See Abbey. [ 1913 Webster ]
[しゅうどういんちょう, shuudouinchou] (n) head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Abbess \Ab"bess\ ([a^]b"b[e^]s), n. [OF. abaesse, abeesse, F.
abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See
{Abbot}.]
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. See {Abbey}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abbess
n 1: the superior of a group of nuns [syn: {abbess}, {mother
superior}, {prioress}]
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