Abbesses
Word | ABBESSES |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | N/A |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Abbesses"
What do we mean by abbesses?
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.
Female brothel keeper. A Madame. Etymology: Victorian underworld slang. An abbess (Latin abbatissa, fem. form of abbas, abbot) is the female superior, or Mother Superior, of an abbey or convent of nuns. Since the Elizabethan era, nun has been slang for a prostitute (ref. William Faulkner, "Requiem for a Nun"), and a nunnery referred to a brothel. Urban Dictionary
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