Abbotess

noun

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Noun

1
Obsolete form of abbess. alt-of, obsolete

Synonyms

mother superior mother superior bawd bawd canoness chatelaine

Etymology

From Middle English abbodesse, from Old English abbadisse, abbodyse, from Medieval Latin abbātissa; equivalent to abbot + -ess.

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