Covent Garden abbess

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Covent Garden abbess

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A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.

noun Covent Garden abbesses

  1. British, archaic, slang A procuress; a woman who procures customers for prostitutes.

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noun procuress

Portuguêscafetina
Françaismaquerelle
Русскийсво́дница svódnica

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@misc{covent_garden_abbess_2026,
  title = {Covent Garden abbess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/covent%20garden%20abbess},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}