[{"word":"abbesses","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The abbess was always after the nuns to keep the convent immaculately clean."},{"definition":"(British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["mother superior","Covent Garden abbess","bawd","lady abbess","madam"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abbess","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abbesses"]}]