abbesse
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See also: abbêsse
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French abaesse, abeesse, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, feminine of abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Morphologically, from abbé (“abbot”) + -esse (“-ess”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]abbesse f (plural abbesses, masculine abbé)
Further reading
[edit]- “abbesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]abbesse
- Alternative form of abece
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