Abbess

What do we mean by abbess?

The superior of a convent. noun

Used as a title for such a person. noun

A female superior of a convent of nuns, regularly in the same religious orders in which the monks are governed by an abbot; also, a superior of canonesses. noun

A title retained in Hanover, Würtemberg, Brunswick, and Schleswig-Holstein by the lady superiors of the Protestant seminaries and sisterhoods to which the property of certain convents was transferred at the Reformation. noun

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. noun

The superior of a group of nuns noun

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.

(British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.

Words that are spelled similarly to abbess:
abbess, abcess, abbeys, abbes.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word abbess:
prioress, nunnery, essen, convent, barking, abbey, soissons, abbeys, benedictine, nun, mercia, monastery, cistercian, wilton, matilda, ely, minster, bede, venerated, abbot, sophia, gertrude, monastic, monasteries, marguerite, lorraine, agnes, reformation, thorn, reigned, niece, zen, bohemia, bourbon, priory, clare, countess, otto, christina, relics, saxony, louise, aunt, cologne, granddaughter, duchess, maria, feast, privilege, bavaria, madame, anna, saint, patron, mistress, benedict, sophie, monk, sisters, saxon, von, marie, dissolution, clara, daughter, sister, noble, blessed, charlotte, estates, bishop, secular, duke, princess, adelaide, catherine, count, imperial, marry, buried, dame, prague, pope, governed, spiritual, holy, archbishop, ladies, mar, widow, wealthy, succeeded, foundations, heir, fled, ordained, superior, died, protestant, essex.

Words that rhyme with abbess:
frabjous, mabus, grab us, labus, mabis, stab us.

Adjectives that are often used to describe abbess:
first, new, young, old, last, good, holy, second, benedictine, century, former, famous, venerable, german, late, third, royal, poor, present, pious, princess, future, saintly, english, youthful, aged, excellent, reverend, beautiful, worthy, sainted, powerful, medieval, noble, disorderly, later, french, dear, dead, pregnant, celebrated, gentle, spanish, fourth, elderly, wise, lady, faced, beloved, stiff, admirable, irish, disjointed, unflinching, blessed, born, stately, intrusive, learned, bigoted, founding, wonderful, mother, crowned, virgin, aristocratic, depraved, illustrious, friendly, cruel, then, gaunt, rebellious, suzeraine, secular, sick, offended, respected, tall, unnamed, angry, unfortunate, fascinating, twelfthcentury, assistant.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective abbess:
saints, founder, minutes, chair, elect, kites, actor, teaching, sisters, aunts, queen.

Consonant match to abbess:
abyss, abase, ibis, obese, abbas, ibices, a base, a bus, e base, er bis, o bus.

Words that sound like abbess:
abbess, abyss, obese, abase, abbas, abuzz, apus, obsess, ibis, apace, apiece, abis, obis, abas, ibus, a piece, abets, apos, obus, a s, ebis, ebus, rubus, the bus, abuts, nabis, epis, upas, ibiz, kubus, abres, the abyss, abuse, ups, oppose, appease, caboose, opus, abou, oppress, abet, debase, abash, abot, appose, abed, abates, ubs, a b c, abee, abased, aboo, apis, the boss, a b, opis, abair, abye, obas, oppos, apice, urbis, abask, abox, abiah, abae, sbus, abaser, upps, subbase, abassi, aboa, aboi, ebiz, abisai, sub bass, abai, the bass, abs, abscess, obeys, ibex, abies, eyepiece, cabos, abbeys, abts, abse, i s, obies, abbes, abos, e s, eye piece, ipass, o s, obeche, jboss, abex, ibos.