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

PronunciationModificar

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæb.ət/

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• Rhymes: -æbət

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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"

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

ShorthandModificar

• Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - o - t

See alsoModificar

• prior
• rector
• monk

Derived termsModificar

• 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"

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• Webster 1913

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Abbot c.

1. abbot

Related termsModificar

• abbedissa

See alsoModificar

• munk

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