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Abbess
Female superior of a community of nuns, often an abbey
For the Buddhist title, see
Abbot and abbess (Buddhism)
.
"Reverend Mother" redirects here. For the fictional characters of
Dune
, see
Bene Gesserit
.
Eufemia Szaniawska, Abbess of the Benedictine Monastery in
Nieśwież
with a
crosier
,
c.
1768
,
National Museum
in
Warsaw
Abbess Joanna van Doorselaer de ten Ryen, Waasmunster
Roosenberg Abbey
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An
abbess
(
Latin
:
abbatissa
) is the female
superior
of a community of
nuns
in an
abbey
.
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