Middle English Dictionary Entry
abbodesse n.
Entry Info
| Forms | abbodesse n. |
| Etymology | OE, from ML |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Abbess.
Associated quotations
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)15/2 : Hwylc sceal seo abbodesse beon.
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)7.128 : Ich haue an Aunte to a nunne and to an abbodesse.