Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abbotess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-bot-ess
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of abbess.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English abbodesse, from Old English abbadisse, abbodyse, from Medieval Latin abbātissa; equivalent to abbot + -ess.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: abbodesse, abbadisse, abbātissa
Suffix: abbot

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

abbotesses (plural)

Questions

What does abbotess mean?: Obsolete form of abbess.
Where does abbotess come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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