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abscess [ˈæbses] N

abbey [ˈæbi] N

abyss [əˈbɪs] N a. fig

assess [əˈses] VB trans

I . access [ˈækses] N no pl

II . access [ˈækses] VB trans

access information, an account, a web site:

actress [ˈæktrɪs] N

I . address [ˈædres, Brit əˈdres] N

1. address a. COMPUT:

2. address (speech):

airless ADJ

I . jobless [ˈdʒɑːblɪs, Brit ˈdʒɒb-] ADJ

II . jobless [ˈdʒɑːblɪs, Brit ˈdʒɒb-] N

lawless [ˈlɑːlɪs, Brit ˈlɔː-] ADJ

abbot [ˈæbət] N REL

I . dress <-es> [dres] N

III . dress [dres] VB trans

1. dress (put clothes on):

2. dress FOOD:

3. dress MED:

II . guess [ges] VB intr

2. guess Am (believe):

III . guess [ges] VB trans

chess [tʃes] N no pl

I . caress <-es> [kəˈres] N

II . caress [kəˈres] VB trans

excess <-es> [ɪkˈses] N

recess <-es> [ˈriːses, Brit rɪˈses] N

1. recess POL:

2. recess Am, Aus SCHOOL:

3. recess ARCHIT:

nicho m

4. recess pl (place):

retiro m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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During her time as an abbess she was able to secure royal charters for the abbey as well as having a new church built there.
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Abbesses exercised functions that were later reserved to the male diaconate and presbyterate.
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Abbesses also wear this same veil and hat while nuns only wear the veil.
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In the eleventh century the abbess was a powerful local figure.
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Eventually she became the abbess of the convent.
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In 1248, only 21 years old, she was elected abbess and ruled over the monastery for the next 49 years.
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The abbess wanted to help and was carrying a basket of cutlery when she suffered a heart attack.
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Later she would be abbess from 1759 to 1776.
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Convents were run by abbesses, and this was an opportunity for women to have a position of authority.
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The community quickly became wealthy under the leadership of influential abbesses from some of the country's highest-born families.
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