An abbess is the head of a group of nuns. Typically, a woman has been a nun for many years before becoming an abbess.
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
Noun
the superior of a group of nuns
n.
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.
Abbess
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
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