Covent Garden abbess
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Meaning · English
A procuress; a woman who procures customers for prostitutes.
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “Covent Garden abbess” mean?
A procuress; a woman who procures customers for prostitutes.
Is “Covent Garden abbess” formal or informal?
Covent Garden abbess is generally archaic, slang.