abbess
ab.bess \'ab-*s\ n [ME abbesse, fr. OF, fr. LL abbatissa, fem. of abbat-, abb]as : a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns
Webster's English Dictionaryab.bess \'ab-*s\ n [ME abbesse, fr. OF, fr. LL abbatissa, fem. of abbat-, abb]as : a woman who is the superior of a convent of nuns