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abate

[abːatɛ]

noun

LanguageLatvian

Meaning
  1. female equivalent of abats: abbess (the female superior of a Catholic abbey or nunnery)
  2. abbess
  3. The female leader of a community of nuns in a Catholic nunnery.
Examples

abate ir katoļu sieviešu klostera priekšniece

an abbess is the leader of a Catholic nunnery (lit. women's monastery)

Pronunciationabːatɛ

Part of speechnoun

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