abbesse

See also: abbêsse

French

Etymology

From Old French abaesse, abeesse, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, feminine of abbās, abbātis (“abbot”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.bɛs/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)

Noun

abbesse f (plural abbesses)

abbess (female abbot)

Antonyms

(abbess): abbé (abbot) (male head of an abbey)

Further reading

“abbesse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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