abbé

American  

[a-bey, ab-ey, a-bey] / æˈbeɪ, ˈæb eɪ, aˈbeɪ /

noun

plural

abbés

1. (especially in France)

   1. a member of the secular clergy.

   2. a title of respect for any ecclesiastic or clergyman.

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abbé ¹ British  

/ abe, ˈæbeɪ /

noun

1. a French abbot

2. a title used in addressing any other French cleric, such as a priest

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Abbe ² British  

/ ˈaːbə, ˈæbɪ /

noun

1. Ernst. 1840–1905, German physicist, noted for his work in optics and the microscope condenser known as the Abbe condenser

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Etymology

Origin of abbé

First recorded in 1520–30; from French, Middle French, from Late Latin abbāte(m), accusative of abbās abbot

Example Sentences

There’s little swashing or buckling in “The Count of Monte Cristo,” whose charms, so to speak, lie in Edmond’s escape via Faria’s burial sack, his securing of the vast treasure to which the Abbé provided a map, and Edmond’s parlaying that fortune into a title, a Paris mansion and entrée into the highest level of society.

From The Wall Street Journal

During Friday's hearing, one of Lemon's lawyers, Abbe Lowell, expressed concerns to the judge that investigators had taken Lemon's mobile phone when they arrested him in Los Angeles late last month, according to US media.

From BBC

In a statement after his client’s arrest, Mr. Lemon’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, invoked Mr. Lemon’s First Amendment right:

From The Wall Street Journal

Lemon, now an independent journalist, was taken into custody Thursday night in Los Angeles while in town to cover the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said.

From Salon

“Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done. The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power to account,” said the statement from Lemon’s attorney, Abbe Lowell.

From Los Angeles Times

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