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Etymology[]

From Old English abbod, abbad < Latin abbas (father) < Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbas) < Template:Arc[[Category:Template:Arc derivations|Abbot]] [[אבא#Template:Arc|אבא]] (’abbā), father). Compare abba, abbé.

Pronunciation[]

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈæb.ət/
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  • Rhymes: -æbət

Noun[]

Singular
Abbot

Plural
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Abbot ({{{1}}})

  1. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
    The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.
  2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. "Encyclopedia Britannica"

Translations[]

Related terms[]

  • abba
  • abbé
  • abbess
  • abbot-general
  • Abbot of Misrule
  • abbot of the people
  • archabbot
  • archimandrite
  • cardinal-abbot
  • mitred abbot, mitered abbot
  • titular abbot

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Derived terms[]

  • Abbot of the people: a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa.
  • Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in mediæval times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the Abbot of Unreason. - "Encyclopedia Britanica"

References[]

  • Webster 1913

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Noun[]

Abbot c.

Inflection for Abbot Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form Abbot Abboten Abbotar Abbotarna
Possessive form Abbots Abbotens Abbotars Abbotarnas
  1. abbot

Related terms[]

  • abbedissa

See also[]

  • munk

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