English-Thai Dictionary

abbess

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABBESS

n.[from abba. ] A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the Monks. [See Abbey. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABBESS

Ab "bess, n. Etym: [OF. abaesse, abeesse, F. abbesse, L. abbatissa,fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbot. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

abbess

ab bess |ˈabis ˈæbəs | ▶noun a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French abbesse ‘female abbot, ’ from ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from abbas, abbat- (see abbot ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

abbess

abbess |ˈabɛs | ▶noun a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French abbesse ‘female abbot ’, from ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, from abbas, abbat- (see abbot ).

 

French Dictionary

abbesse

abbesse n. f. nom féminin Supérieure d ’une abbaye ou d ’un monastère de religieuses. Note Orthographique a bb esse.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

abbess

ab bess /ǽbəs |ǽbes /名詞 C 〖肩書きではA -〗(女性の )修道院 [僧院 ]長 (↔abbot ) 〘conventの長 〙.