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abbess
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Definitions ofabbess
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- 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.
Example: "The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean."
- (British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
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