/ ˈæbət; NAmE / noun
a man who is the head of a monastery or an abbey
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English abbod , from ecclesiastical Latin abbas , abbat- , from Greek abbas father, from Aramaic 'abbā .
/ ˈæbət; NAmE / noun
a man who is the head of a monastery or an abbey
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English abbod , from ecclesiastical Latin abbas , abbat- , from Greek abbas father, from Aramaic 'abbā .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005