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abbess meaning in Kannada

ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತಮತದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿ

UK/ˈæb.ɪs//ˈæb.ɪs/

abbess in Kannada: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತಮತದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿ, ಮಠದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿಯರ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥೆ. In English, abbess means a female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.

Kannada words for abbess

ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತಮತದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿ, ಮಠದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿಯರ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥೆ

English meaning of abbess

  1. noun A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
  2. noun A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.

Full definition of abbess

abbess in a sentence

  • The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean.

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Questions about abbess in Kannada

What is the meaning of abbess in Kannada?
Abbess in Kannada is ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತಮತದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿ, ಮಠದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿಯರ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥೆ.
abbess ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Abbess: ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತಮತದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿ, ಮಠದ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಿನಿಯರ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥೆ.
What does abbess mean in English?
Abbess means a female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: abbess (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: abbess (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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