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Abbesses meaning

plural of abbess

Using Abbesses

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of abbess
  • In the example corpus, abbesses often appears in combinations such as: and abbesses, abbesses at, by abbesses.

Context around Abbesses

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cistercian 1× 200 1× female 1×

Often after:

asked 1×

Sentence patterns with Abbesses

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

abbots and abbesses all rose 1× abbots and abbesses asked her 1× abbots and abbesses at the 1× abbots and abbesses have full 1× around 200 abbesses at present 1× certain cistercian abbesses had extraordinary 1× over by abbesses some of 1× permit female abbesses to teach 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the church 1× benedictine abbots and 1× in anglo saxon 1× in spain and 1× many abbots and 1× saintly men and 1×

Common sentence endings:

abbesses at present 1× abbesses of monasteries 1× free to marry 1× had extraordinary privileges 1× on various matters 1× over other females 1×

Words around Abbesses

Just before it in the word index:

abbess 24 abberton 2 abberline 2 abbe 37 abbc 8 abbaye 5

Just after it in the word index:

abbeville 10 abbey 1.038 abbeydale 2 abbeydorney 3 abbeyfeale 3 abbeyfest 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Abbesses

  • In this selection, "abbesses" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cistercian, 200, female and asked stand out and add context to how "abbesses" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abbots and abbesses all rose and abbots and abbesses asked her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abbesses" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abbesses

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In Spain and France certain Cistercian abbesses had extraordinary privileges. (10 words)

The Roman Catholic Church has around 200 abbesses at present. (10 words)

Many abbots and abbesses asked her for prayers and opinions on various matters. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Web: Dec. 16, 2009 Whether it also forbids women from teaching children and women is dubious as even those Catholic churches that prohibit female priests permit female abbesses to teach and exercise authority over other females. (36 words)

As the Church increased in size through the centuries, the logistic dynamics of operating such large entities shifted: patriarchs, metropolitans, archimandrites, abbots and abbesses, all rose up to cover certain points of administration. (33 words)

In Anglo-Saxon society the lack of many child rulers meant a lesser role for women as queen mothers, but this was compensated for by the increased role played by abbesses of monasteries. (33 words)

Example sentences (10)

Saintly men and women, the abbots and abbesses at the time, guided communities devoted to living a simple Christian life.

As the Church increased in size through the centuries, the logistic dynamics of operating such large entities shifted: patriarchs, metropolitans, archimandrites, abbots and abbesses, all rose up to cover certain points of administration.

Benedictine abbots and abbesses have full jurisdiction of their abbey and thus absolute authority over the monks or nuns who are resident.

In all this time, ladies ruled Quedlinburg as abbesses without "taking the veil"; they were free to marry.

In Anglo-Saxon society the lack of many child rulers meant a lesser role for women as queen mothers, but this was compensated for by the increased role played by abbesses of monasteries.

In Spain and France certain Cistercian abbesses had extraordinary privileges.

Many abbots and abbesses asked her for prayers and opinions on various matters.

The Roman Catholic Church has around 200 abbesses at present.

These double monasteries were presided over by abbesses, some of the most powerful and influential women in Europe.

Web: Dec. 16, 2009 Whether it also forbids women from teaching children and women is dubious as even those Catholic churches that prohibit female priests permit female abbesses to teach and exercise authority over other females.

Common combinations with abbesses

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "abbesses" in a sentence?
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What does "abbesses" mean?
Abbesses means: plural of abbess
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