ABBOT


Meaning of ABBOT in English

— abbotcy, abbotship , n.

/ab"euht/ , n.

a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.

[ bef. 900; ME, var. of abbat abbat- (s. of abbas ) abba ABBA; r. ME, OE abbod (cf. OHG abbat ) abbad- for abbat- ]

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