abbot
noun
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
abbots
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pluralof abbot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bishoprics and monasteries behaved the same way; abbots and abbesses could be lords who were owed service and also owed service to greater lords.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The number of temples has tripled, monks and abbots have become well-known public figures, and China has used the faith to build ties around the world, sending nuns and monks on goodwill missions.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2018
Splattered across the lands of central Europe are countless territories overseen by an emperor who shared power with a hierarchy spanning princes, bishops and dukes, down to abbots, knights and city councils.
From Economist ● Apr. 14, 2016
It also provides name checks for the successive abbots who oversaw the commission: Jerome and Benedetto.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015
If Monasterboice was not so large as Mellifont, its abbots and professors seem to have been greater scholars and harder workers than those of the great monastery.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by T. O. Russell
