[ăb́ĭs]
(n.)The superior of a convent.
(n.)Used as a title for such a person.
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Abbess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An abbess (Latin abbatissa, fem. form of abbas, abbot) is the female superior, or Mother Superior, of an abbey of nuns. In Roman Catholic and Anglican abbeys, the mode of election, position, rig...
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The female superior in spirituals and temporals of a community of twelve or more nuns ... The office of an Abbess is elective, the choice being by the secret suffrages of the sister. By the common law of the Church, all the nuns of a community, professed for the choir, and free from censures, are entitled to vote;
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Heloise (abbess) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Héloïse d’Argenteuil (1101-16 May 1164) was a French nun, writer, scholar, and abbess, best known for her love affair and correspondence with Pierre Abélard. Héloïse (variously spelled Helöise, Héloy...
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Hilda of Whitby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hilda of Whitby (c. 614–680) is a Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby. An important figure in the conversion of E...
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