abbesse
See also: abbêsse
French
Etymology
From Old French abaesse, abeesse, from Ecclesiastical Latin abbātissa, feminine of abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Morphologically, from abbé (“abbot”) + -esse (“-ess”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.bɛs/
- Rhymes: -ɛs
Audio (France, Vosges) (file)
Further reading
- “abbesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
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