"abbotess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: abbotesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English abbodesse, from Old English abbadisse, abbodyse, from Medieval Latin abbātissa; equivalent to abbot + -ess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abbodesse}} Middle English abbodesse, {{inh|en|ang|abbadisse}} Old English abbadisse, {{m|ang|abbodyse}} abbodyse, {{der|en|ML.|abbātissa}} Medieval Latin abbātissa, {{suffix|en|abbot|ess}} abbot + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} abbotess (plural abbotesses)
  1. Obsolete form of abbess. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: abbess
    Sense id: en-abbotess-en-noun-UuveAd3n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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