Library / English Dictionary

ABBOT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The superior of an abbey of monks

Synonyms:

abbot; archimandrite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("abbot" is a kind of...):

superior (the head of a religious community)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abbot"):

abbe (a French abbot)

Derivation:

abbatial (of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess)

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