abbot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Shorthand 1.5 See also 1.6 Derived terms 1.7 References 2 Swedish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 2.1.2 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English abbod, abbad < Latin abbas (“‘father’”) < Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbas) < Aramaic אבא (’abbā), “‘father’”). Compare abba, abbé.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæb.ət/
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• Rhymes: -æbət

[edit] 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"

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

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

[edit] Shorthand

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

[edit] See also

• prior
• rector
• monk

[edit] 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"

[edit] References

• Webster 1913

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

abbot c.

Inflection for abbot	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	abbot	abboten	abbotar	abbotarna
Possessive form	abbots	abbotens	abbotars	abbotarnas

1. abbot

[edit] Related terms

• abbedissa

[edit] See also

• munk