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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abbess /ˈabɛs/

▶noun a woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.

– origin ME: from OFr. abbesse ‘female abbot’.

'abbess' also found in these Oxford entries:

abbacy - abbatial - -ess - prior

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