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/

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Noun

abbesse f (plural abbesses)

1. abbess (female abbot)

Antonyms

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

Further reading

• “abbesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.