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English
Etymology From Anglo-Saxon abbod, abbad, from Latin abbas, abbatis, from Greek á¼Î²Î²á¾¶Ï, from Syriac abbÄ, father. Cf.
abba, abbé.
Pronunciation (RP) IPA|/Ëæb.Ét/ audio|en-us-abbot.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æbÉt
Noun en-noun
- 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.
- One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. "Encyclopedia Britannica"
Translations trans-top|superior or head of an abbey or monastery Breton: abad m, ebed / abaded p Catalan: abat Crimean Tatar:
abbat#*Crimean Tatar|abbat Czech: opat m Danish: abbed Dutch: abt Esperanto: abato Finnish:
apotti French: abbé m Galician: abade m German: Abt m Greek:
ηγοÏÎ¼ÎµÎ½Î¿Ï Icelandic: ábóti
m trans-mid Ido: abado Interlingua: abbate Latin: abbas m Japanese:
å§æ£ (sÅjÅ) Norwegian: abbed Novial: abato m Polish: opat
m Portuguese: abade Slovene: opat m Spanish: abad Swedish: abbot
Volapük: lepädan Welsh: abad m trans-bottom
Translations to be checked checktrans ttbc|Vietnamese: cha trưá»ng tu viá»n
Related terms abba abbé abbess abbot-general Abbot of
Misrule abbot of the people archabbot archimandrite cardinal-abbot mitred abbot, mitered
abbot titular abbot
Shorthand Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90, DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - o - t
See also prior rector monk
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
am:abbot ar:abbot da:abbot et:abbot el:abbot
fr:abbot gl:abbot hy:abbot io:abbot it:abbot
ja:abbot pl:abbot ru:abbot fi:abbot sv:abbot
ta:abbot te:abbot vi:abbot zh:abbot
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