ABBESSES
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Definition
noun
- 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.“The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean.”
- (British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
Source: Wiktionary
