abbot

[ ab-uht ]

/ ˈæb ət /

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noun

a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.

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Origin of abbot

First recorded before 900; Middle English, variant of abbat, from Latin abbāt- (stem of abbās ), from Greek, from Aramaic abbā; replacing Middle English, Old English abbod (compare Old High German abbat ), from Late Latin abbād- for abbāt-; cf. Abba¹

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ab·bot·cy, ab·bot·ship, nounsub·ab·bot, noun

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Abbeville, Abbevillian, abbey, Abbey Theatre, Abbie, abbot, Abbotsford, Abbott, Abbott's method, Abboud, abbr.

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Abbot

[ ab-uht ]

/ ˈæb ət /

noun

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 Beast
Abbot reportedly raised MH17 over dinner and the two are planning to meet again.
Beijing’s ‘Star Trek’ APEC Summit|Jake Adelstein|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This jibe comes after ads in which Davis attacked the paralyzed Abbot for not caring about other wheelchair-bound Texans.
Why D.C. Wants an Election About Nothing|Nick Gillespie|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

One of those powerful stories is of Christmas Abbot, Ray Biley, and Chazz Rudolph.
Inside the Cult of CrossFit|William O’Connor|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Abbot was a strange friend, but he proved to be very useful.
Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Abbot was nothing of a courtier, and, indeed, no very pleasant-natured man.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
The High Church party were then in the ascendant, and Abbot, from various causes, declined from favour.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Garnache took the Abbot by the sleeve of his rough habit and drew him gently towards the window.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Unbidden, 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 Sabatini
But 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

abbot

/ (ˈæbət) /

noun

the superior of an abbey of monksRelated adjective: abbatial

Derived forms of abbot

abbotship or abbotcy, noun

Word Origin for abbot

Old English abbod, from Church Latin abbāt- (stem of abbas), ultimately from Aramaic abbā Abba

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