Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,894,951,075 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

abbess
(redirected from Abbesses)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
abbess
the female superior of a convent


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Voix des abbesses du Grand Siecle: La Predication au feminin a Port-Royal: Context rhetorique et Dossier.
Voix des abbesses du Grand Siecle: La Predication au feminin a ... by Klaus, Carrie F. / Renaissance Quarterly
The founding abbots and abbesses were of royal stock.
Statue of the week by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
This article examines an anatomy of an election of 1509 by a nun from San Zaccaria in Venice; the illustrated chronicle of Santa Maria delle Vergini in Venice dated 1523, written by an anonymous nun; and the visual representation (in a range of media) of various abbesses from Florence, Pavia, and Venice.
Elections of Abbesses and Notions of Identity in Fifteenth- and ... by LOWE, KATE / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.