Abbess
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In Catholicism, an abbess (Latin abbatissa, feminine form of abbas, abbot) is the female superior of a community of nuns, which is often an abbey.
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See also
- List of abbots and abbesses of Kildare
- Katharina von Zimmern (1478–1547), last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey
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