abbot
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
Origin of abbot
1Other words from abbot
- ab·bot·cy, ab·bot·ship, noun
- sub·ab·bot, noun
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Other definitions for Abbot (2 of 2)
Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
Also Abbott. a male given name.
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How to use abbot in a sentence
A law like the one abbot just signed would not be allowed to go into effect, instead drawing time and resources from a conservative legal apparatus that has fought mostly losing battles for the last 40 years.
The GOP’s ‘Pro-Life’ Ghouls Are About to Roll Back 50 Years of Women’s Rights | Erin Gloria Ryan | May 20, 2021 | The Daily Beastabbot reportedly raised MH17 over dinner and the two are planning to meet again.
This jibe comes after ads in which Davis attacked the paralyzed abbot for not caring about other wheelchair-bound Texans.
The government has approved plans for an expanded coal port at abbot Point.
Australia Wants to Open the Great Barrier Reef to Dumping | Kirsten Alexander | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of those powerful stories is of Christmas abbot, Ray Biley, and Chazz Rudolph.
abbot was a strange friend, but he proved to be very useful.
abbot was nothing of a courtier, and, indeed, no very pleasant-natured man.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperThe High Church party were then in the ascendant, and abbot, from various causes, declined from favour.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperGarnache took the abbot by the sleeve of his rough habit and drew him gently towards the window.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniUnbidden, the abbot had gone forward through the great doorway and down the gallery that led to the hall of Condillac.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniBut the abbot stepped suddenly to her side and caught her wrist in his thin, transparent hand.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for abbot
/ (ˈæbət) /
the superior of an abbey of monks: Related adjective: abbatial
Origin of abbot
1Derived forms of abbot
- abbotship or abbotcy, noun
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