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Meaning of abbedisse | Babel Free

Noun feminine
ˌɑbːəˈdɪsːə

Definitions

  1. an abbess (female superior of a nunnery)
    feminine, masculine
  2. an abbess

Examples

“kongedatteren [Valborg] var misjonær og endte som abbedisse”

the king's daughter [Valborg] was a missionary and ended up as an abbess

“den lærde abbedisse Hildegard fra Bingen”

the learned abbess Hildegard of Bingen

“hertug Skule opprettet ca. år 1230 et rikt utstyrt nonnekloster på Rein, og hans søster Sigrid ble klosterets første abbedisse”

duke Skule created in approx. 1230 a richly equipped nunnery on Rein, and his sister Sigrid became the monastery's first abbess

“man kjenner navnene på de abbedissene som ble valgt i 1320 og 1326, og ved det førstnevnte valget deltok 35 nonner”

one knows the names of the abbesses who were elected in 1320 and 1326, and in the first-mentioned election 35 nuns participated

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