abbess
Noun
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The superior of a group of nuns (synset 109773548)
is a type of: superior - the head of a religious communitysubtypes: mother - a term of address for a mother superiorspecific instances:
- bride, bridget, brigid, saint bride, saint bridget, saint brigid, st. bride, st. bridget, st. brigid - Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
- heloise - student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164)
same as: mother superior, prioress
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