abbot
See also: Abbot
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English abbot, abbod, abbed, from Old English abbat, abbad, abbod, from Latin abbās (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀ
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ət/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ət/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (Canada): (file) - Homophone: Abbot
- Rhymes: -æbət
Noun
editabbot (plural abbots)
- The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.][1][2]
- The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.
- The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
- A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
- (archaic, British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.[3][4]
- (archaic, British slang) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.[3][4]
Derived terms
edit- Abbot
- abbot-bishop
- abbotcy
- abbotess
- Abbotford
- abbot general
- abbot-general
- abbot nullius
- Abbot of Misrule
- abbot of the people
- Abbot of Unreason
- abbot on the cross
- abbot primate
- abbotric
- abbotry
- Abbots Bromley
- Abbotsford
- abbotship
- Abbots Langley
- Abbots Ripton
- Abbott
- Abbottford
- Abbottsford
- Abot
- Abott
- archabbot
- Aston Abbotts
- cardinal-abbot
- croziered abbot
- Hanham Abbots
- Manningford Abbots
- Milton Abbot
- mitred abbot, mitered abbot
- Newton Abbot
- subabbot
- titular abbot
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Gullah: aabut
Translations
editsuperior or head of an abbey or monastery
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbot”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “abbot”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “abbot”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 4.
- Webster 1913
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish abbot, abot, abbote, abote, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀ
Pronunciation
editNoun
editabbot c
- an abbot
Declension
editDeclension of abbot | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | abbot | abboten | abbotar | abbotarna |
Genitive | abbots | abbotens | abbotars | abbotarnas |
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