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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Abbess \Ab"bess\ ([a^]b"b[e^]s), noun [OF. abaesse, abeesse, F. abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See {Abbot}.] 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}.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: the superior of a group of nuns [syn: {abbess}, {mother superior}, {prioress}]
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