Abbot

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Shorthand 1.4.1 Gregg 1.5 See also 1.6 Derived terms 1.7 References

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Saxon abbod, abbad, from Latin abbas, abbatis, from Greek ἀββᾶς, from Syriac abbā, father. Cf. abba, abbé.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæbət/

Noun

Abbot (plural Abbots)

1. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.

   The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.

2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. "Encyclopedia Britannica"

Translations

Breton: abad m, ebed / abaded pl Czech: opat m Dutch: abt Esperanto: abato Finnish: apotti French: abbé m German: Abt Greek: ηγούμενος

Interlingua: abbate Norwegian: abbed Novial: abato m Polish: opat m Portuguese: abbade Slovene: opat m Spanish: abad Volapük: lepädan Welsh: abad m

Related terms

• abba
• abbé
• abbess
• abbot-general
• Abbot of Misrule
• abbot of the people
• archabbot
• archimandrite
• cardinal-abbot
• mitred abbot, mitered abbot
• titular abbot

Shorthand

Gregg

• ((Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - o - t

See also

• prior
• rector
• monk

Derived terms

• Abbot of the people: a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa.
• Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in mediæval times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the Abbot of Unreason. - "Encyclopedia Britanica"

References

• Webster 1913

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