abbé
noun
(especially in France)
abbés
-
pluralof abbé.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The metropolitan, the bishops, the abbés, the princes, and all the lords and warriors who had distinguished themselves during the siege of Kezan, were invited.
From The Empire of Russia by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The abbés stories are capital, but he acts in a way that makes them better still.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by John Morley
Yes, we can say it among ourselves," Des Hermies returned, "in the nineteenth century the number of foul-minded abbés has been legion.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
In this baladin talent of his there was something of the freedom and sparkle of the Italian abbés; and yet the Abbé de Voisenon enjoyed during his life-time a high degree of celebrity.
From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various
When the doors are opened, everybody rushes in, princes of the blood, cordons bleus, abbés, housemaids, and the Lord knows who and what.
From Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II by Horace Walpole
