abbotric

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English abbod +‎ rice (“realm, rule”)[1]

Noun

abbotric (plural abbotrics)

  1. (obsolete) An abbacy. [Attested prior to 1150 until the early 18th century.][1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbotric”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
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