abbess
English Thesaurus
1. the superior of a group of nuns (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | superior, |
| definition | : | the head of a religious community (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mother, |
| definition | : | a term of address for a mother superior (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | heloise, |
| definition | : | student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | abbatial, |
| definition | : | of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | abbatial, |
| definition | : | of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess (adj.pert) |
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