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# abbess

noun (plural abbesses)

«abbess» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An abbess is the woman who is head of a convent or community of nuns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abbess/#m1)

### In the lessons

an old woman in a cloister who leads the nuns and gives help or advice to a visiting hero, often in old tales

### Examples

- The abbess led the nuns in prayer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abbess/#x1)
- The old woman was the Abbess of the convent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abbess/#x2)
- The prince asked the abbess for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abbess/#x3)
- Every morning the abbess rang the bell for the nuns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abbess/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «abbess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/abbess/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«abbess» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/abbess.html) on Mova free.