abbess

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

  1. 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.
  2. (British, archaic, slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.

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Tariamas kaip (IPA)
/ˈæb.ɪs/
Etimologija (Anglų k.)

In summary

From Middle English abbesse, from Old French abeesse (French abbesse), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbatissa, feminine of Latin abbas, abbatis (“abbot”).

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