ABBOT


Meaning of ABBOT in English

ab ‧ bot /ˈæbət/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 800-900 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: abbas , from Late Greek , from Aramaic abba 'father' ]

a man who is in charge of a ↑ monastery (=a place where a group of ↑ monk s live)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.