What is the meaning of Abbess?

(n.) 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.
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MLAWebster's. "abbess" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/abbess/definitions/1969567>
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