abbesse
Pronunciation: /a.bɛs/
“abbesse” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Sœur supérieure d’un monastère de femmes.
- Maquerelle, tenancière d’une maison de passe.
Etymology
Inherited from Old French abaesse, abeesse, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, feminine of Latin abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Morphologically, from abbé (“abbot”) + -esse (“-ess”).
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