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ab·bess  audio  (bs) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. The superior of a convent.
  2. Abbr. Abb. Used as a title for such a person.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English abesse, from Old French, from Late Latin abbtissa, from abbs, abbt-, abbot ; see abbot


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