abbot
[ ab-uht ]
/ ˈæb ət /
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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Abbot
[ ab-uht ]
/ ˈæb ət /
noun
Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
Also Abbott. a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for abbot
abbot
/ (ˈæbət) /
noun
the superior of an abbey of monksRelated adjective: abbatial
Derived forms of abbot
abbotship or abbotcy, nounWord Origin for abbot
Old English abbod, from Church Latin abbāt- (stem of abbas), ultimately from Aramaic abbā Abba
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