ABBETDIN

noun

or ab·beth·din ˌävˌbātˈdēn

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Hebrew abh-bēth-dīn, from abh chief (of) + bēth-dīn court of law, from bēth house (of) + dīn judgment

in the rabbinical tradition : the vice-president of the Sanhedrin