abbess

«abbess» in Mova's school dictionary: the woman who is head of a convent or community of nuns — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural abbesses)

meaning for a pupil

An abbess is the woman who is head of a convent or community of nuns. tree →

sense in the lessons

an old woman in a cloister who leads the nuns and gives help or advice to a visiting hero, often in old tales

examples

• The abbess led the nuns in prayer. tree →
• The old woman was the Abbess of the convent. tree →
• The prince asked the abbess for help. tree →
• Every morning the abbess rang the bell for the nuns. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «abbess» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.