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abbot — ► NOUN ▪ a man who is the head of an abbey of monks. ORIGIN Greek abbas father , from Aramaic … English terms dictionary
abbot — noun /ˈæb.ət/ a) The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinals emissary. b) One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyclopedia Britannica See… … Wiktionary
Abbot of Misrule — noun A mock abbot, elected annually in the carnavalesque way of a Lord of Misrule within a monastic community … Wiktionary
abbot general — noun (plural abbots general) : the head of a monastic order the abbot general of the Cistercians … Useful english dictionary
abbot primate — noun (plural abbot primates or abbots primate) : the representative head of all Benedictine congregations … Useful english dictionary
abbot — noun a man who is the head of an abbey of monks. Derivatives abbotship noun Origin OE abbod, from eccles. L. abbas, abbat , from Gk abbas father , from Aramaic abbā (see Abba) … English new terms dictionary
abbot — noun Etymology: Middle English abbod, from Old English, from Late Latin abbat , abbas, from Late Greek abbas, from Aramaic abbā father Date: before 12th century the superior of a monastery for men … New Collegiate Dictionary
abbot of the people — noun a high magistrates title under the doge of independent Genoa See Also: archabbot, captain of the people … Wiktionary
abbot — noun (C) a man who is in charge of a monastery (=place where a group of monks live) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
abbot of unreason — Usage: usually capitalized A&U Etymology: Middle English abbot of unresoun : an elected leader in old Scottish popular revels compare lord of misrule * * * abbot of unreason noun A lord of misrule or mock abbot in medieval revels • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
abbot — UK [ˈæbət] / US noun [countable] Word forms abbot : singular abbot plural abbots a man who is in charge of an abbey … English dictionary
