Covent Garden abbess
English
editEtymology
editA reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.
Noun
editCovent Garden abbess (plural Covent Garden abbesses)
Related terms
edit- abbess (“brothel madam”), Covent Garden ague, Covent Garden nun
Translations
editprocuress
References
edit- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “Covent Garden abbess”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, pages 275–276.
- John S[tephen] Farmer; W[illiam] E[rnest] Henley, compilers (1891) “Covent Garden abbess”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume II, [London: […] Harrison and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 193.