Abbess

An abbess (Latin: abbatissa), also known as a mother superior, is the female superior of a community of Catholic nuns in an abbey.[1]

For the Buddhist title, see Abbot and abbess (Buddhism).
"Mother Superior" redirects here. For other uses, see Mother Superior (disambiguation). "Reverend Mother" redirects here. For the fictional characters of Dune, see Bene Gesserit.
Eufemia Szaniawska, Abbess of the Benedictine Monastery in Nieśwież with a crosier, c. 1768, National Museum in Warsaw
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