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abbesse.

abbess (female abbot)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.bɛs/
  1. abbess (female abbot)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French abaesse, abeesse, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, feminine of Latin abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Morphologically, from abbé (“abbot”) + -esse (“-ess”).

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