abbot
[ ab-uh t ]
/ ˈæb ət /
noun
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
Origin of abbot
before 900; Middle English, variant of
abbat < Latin
abbāt- (stem of
abbās) < Greek < Aramaic
abbā
abba; replacing Middle English, Old English
abbod (compare Old High German
abbat) < Late Latin
abbād- for
abbāt-
OTHER WORDS FROM abbot
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abbr.
Definition for abbot (2 of 2)
Abbot
[ ab-uh t ]
/ ˈæb ət /
noun
Charles Greeley,1872–1973,
U.S. astrophysicist.
Also Ab·bott.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for abbot
abbot
/ (ˈæbət) /
noun
the superior of an abbey of monks
Related 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