Definition of Abbss
Ab"bess (ăb"b&ebreve;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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
ABBESS, or LADY ABBESS, A bawd, the mistress of a
brothel.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- 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.
The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean.
- (vulgar) A bawd, the mistress of a brothel. (1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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