English
Etymology
From Anglo-Saxon abbod, abbad, from Latin abbas, abbatis, from Greek �ββᾶ�, from Syriac abb�, father. Cf. abba, abbé.
Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/�æb.�t/
audio|en-us-abbot.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æb�t
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: ηγο�μενο�
Icelandic: ábóti m
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Ido: abado
Interlingua: abbate
Latin: abbas m
Japanese: å�§æ£ (sÅ�jÅ�)
Norwegian: abbed
Novial: abato m
Polish: opat m
Portuguese: abade
Slovene: opat m
Spanish: abad
Swedish: abbot
Volapük: lepädan
Welsh: abad m
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ttbc|Vietnamese: cha trư�ng tu vi�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
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