abbess vs woman

abbess and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
abbess	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of abbess; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than abbess:

Other hypernyms of abbess include superior, adult female.

abbess (noun)	woman (noun)
the superior of a group of nuns	women as a class
	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man