abbacy
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English abbathie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of abbey and Opatija.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abbacy (plural abbacies)
- The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- Synonym: (obsolete) abbotric
Translations[edit]
dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot
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References[edit]
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbacy”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English abbathie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of aibey.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abbacy
References[edit]
- “abbacy, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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