abbess

A noun referring to the female superior or head of a community of nuns in certain Christian religious orders.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее женщину-настоятельницу или главу общины монахинь в некоторых христианских религиозных орденах.esSustantivo que designa a la mujer superiora o cabeza de una comunidad de monjas en algunas órdenes religiosas cristianas.frNom féminin désignant la supérieure ou la chef d'une communauté de moniales dans certains ordres religieux chrétiens.deSubstantiv, das die Vorsteherin oder Leiterin einer Gemeinschaft von Nonnen in bestimmten christlichen Ordensgemeinschaften bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa a mulher que é superiora ou chefe de uma comunidade de freiras em algumas ordens religiosas cristãs.zh名词，指某些基督教修会中女修道院院长或修女团体的女首领。arاسم يشير إلى امرأة ترأس ديرًا أو جماعة من الراهبات في بعض الرهبنات المسيحية.

1. Female religious superior C1 formal

   The woman who is the head of a community of nuns in a convent or abbey.

   • The abbess led the morning prayers for the nuns.
   • She was elected abbess of the convent after many years of service.
   • The abbess oversaw the daily activities and spiritual life of the community.

   ruНастоятельницаesAbadesafrSupérieure religieuse fémininedeÄbtissinptAbadessazh女修院院长arرئيسة الدير

   Синонимы: mother superiorprioress

• abbesses plural form
• abbesses' possessive plural form
• abbess's possessive singular form