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nouna French abbottype of:
Definition that contains abbe
- bride Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
- prior the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
- abbey a convent ruled by an abbess
- bridget Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
- abbot the superior of an abbey of monks
- westminster a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
- purcell English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
- brigid Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
- marlowe English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
- marat French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793)