See also Abbey
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Etymology[]
First attested in 1250, convent headed by an abbot, from Old French abaïe, abbaïe, French abbaye, Middle English abbeye, Low Latin abbatia, from abbas abbot. See abbot.
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Abbey ({{{1}}})
- A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot; also, the monastic building or buildings.
- From 1199 to 1203 William Punchard was the abbot of the abbey of Rievaulx, which was part of the Cistercian order of monks.
- The church of a monastery.
- In London, the Abbey is short for Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood. The name is also retained for a private residence on the site of an abbey; as, Newstead Abbey, the residence of Lord Byron.
Usage notes[]
- Men in an abbey (monastery) are called monks, women in a convent are called nuns.
- A male head of an abbey is an abbot; a female head (rare) is an abbess.
Related terms[]
- archabbey
- archabbot
Translations[]
monastery headed by an abbot
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church of a monastery
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See also[]
- cloister
- convent
- friary
- monastery
- nunnery
- priory
Shorthand[]
- Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - e
References[]
- Abbey in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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