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Abbess
Female superior of a community of nuns, often an abbey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Buddhist title, see Abbot and abbess (Buddhism).
"Reverend Mother" redirects here. For the fictional characters of Dune, see Bene Gesserit.
An abbess (Latin: abbatissa) is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey.[1]
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