= abbess, n. 1.
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > abbess > [noun] (13) abbotesseOE = abbess, n. 1. mothereOE A woman who exercises control over an institution, etc., and similar uses. A female head or superior of a religious community (now usually more fully… dame?c1225 A female ruler, superior or head: = ‘lady’, as feminine of lord (‘our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen Victoria’); the superior of a nunnery, an… abbessc1300 A woman who is the head or superior of an abbey of nuns or (formerly) of a double abbey of nuns and monks. Also as a title. Cf. Mother Superior at m… matriarch1606 A woman who is the head of a family, household, or tribe; a woman having the status corresponding to that of a patriarch; a venerable old woman… maternity1693 A title given to a senior nun in a convent. Obsolete. rare. domina1751 The superior of a nunnery. Subcategories:— assistant and successor to (3) — office of (3) |
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