abbotess

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete form of abbess.

Word forms

abbotess abbotesses

Etymology

From Middle English abbodesse, from Old English abbadisse, abbodyse, from Medieval Latin abbātissa; equivalent to abbot + -ess.

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