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abbess

[ab-is] / ˈæb ɪs /




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Harriet Short, who represents the family, took over reading the statement on behalf of Mrs Abbess who had become too emotional to continue.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

She said Mr Abbess, 17, was pulled from the sea at 16:18 but Sunnah was not found until 16:45.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023

Joe and his friends had decided to spend the day at the beach and Mrs Abbess had taken them to the railway station in the morning.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

Joe Abbess, from Southampton, died on 31 May when he and a group of other people got into difficulties in the water.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

Sybil de Felton, widow of Sir Thomas Morley, who became Abbess of Barking in 1393, at the age of thirty-four.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen




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