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A male of the same level as an abbess is an abbot
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What is a monastery principal called?
An Abbot or Archimandrite in a male monastery, and an Abbess or Mother Superior in a female monastery or convent.
What is the gender of an abbess?
An abbess is a female superior or leader of a convent or female religious community.
Is an Abbess by definition an Abbot who is a woman Can an Abbess be a man?
An Abbess is a woman, and an Abbot is a man, just like a Gander is a male goose, or a bull is a male beef cow, Abbess is the female form of the word Abbot, so of course an man cannot be an Abbess, he would be an Abbot. Just like a man cannot be a nun, he would be a monk - same thing, Abbess rules over nuns, Abbot rules over monks.
What is the opposite gender for abbot?
The noun for a male is abbot.The noun for a female is abbess.
What is the leader of a nunnery called?
It is called Abbess
What is feminine of abbot?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun for a male is abbot.The noun for a female is abbess.
What is the opposite gender of abbess?
An abbess is a female head of an abbey of nuns. The title for a male holding this position is abbot, though an abbot would run a monastery for men instead of an abbey for nuns.
What is head of monasteries called?
Men: AbbotWomen: AbbessKnown as an abbot or translated as such.
Who is the leader of a cloister?
which kind of monastery? the leader in a Catholic monastery is an Abbot. you'd have to do some more research to find out what the highest rank monk in a Buddhist monastery is named.
When was The Abbess created?
The Abbess was created in 1799.
How do you use abbess in a sentence?
An abbess is a woman in charge of a group of nuns, or an abbey. An example of a sentence using the word "abbess" is "The sisters looked to their abbess for inspiration. "
How many pages does The Abbess have?
The Abbess has 264 pages.
