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abbess n. 女修道院院长,女庵主持 女修道院院长,女庵主持 abbess n 1: the superior of a group of nuns [ synonym: { abbess}, { mother superior}, { prioress}] 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] 27 Moby Thesaurus words for " abbess": canoness, chatelaine, clergywoman, conventual, dame, dowager, first lady, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife, lady superior, madam, matriarch, matron, mistress, mother superior, novice, nun, postulant, prioress, religieuse, secular canoness, sister, superioress, the reverend mother
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