Choose the opposite gender of the following noun.
Abbot
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Abbess
An abbot is a man who is the head of a monastery (a home of monks). An abbess is a woman who is the head of a convent (a home of nuns).
| Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|
| monk | (1) Nun: a woman who lives in a convent and gives her life to religion |
| prior | (2) Prioress: a woman who heads a priory, a smaller religious house |
| abbot | (3) Abbess (answer) |
| earl or count | (4) Countess: the wife of an earl or count, or a woman of the same rank |