Dictionary

abbot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈabət/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
• /ˈɛbət/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈæbət/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English abbot, abbod, abbed, from Old English abbat, abbad, abbod, from Latin abbās (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Doublet of abba, abbé, and bwana.

Meanings

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. The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
3. A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
4. (British, archaic, slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
5. (British, archaic, 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.

Forms

Deriveds

abbot primate · Abbot of Unreason · Manningford Abbots · abbot general · abbot on the cross · Newton Abbot · Abbottsford · Abbott · subabbot · abbot nullius · archabbot · abbot-bishop · mitered abbot · mitred abbot · abbotric · Abbot of Misrule · titular abbot · abbotcy · abbot-general · abbotship · Abbotsbury · Milton Abbot · Abbots Langley · Abot · Hemingford Abbots · Abbotsham · croziered abbot · Aston Abbotts · Abbot · Abott · Abbotford · Abbotsford · Abbots Bromley · Hanham Abbots · Abbottford · abbotry · abbot of the people · abbotess · Abbots Ripton · cardinal-abbot

Descendants

aabut

Relateds

archimandrite · abbé · abba · abbatial · Abraham · abbess · Abu Dhabi · abbacy · rector · prior · monk

Translations (94)

eo abato (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ml മഠാധിപതി (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · fy abbet (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · mk игумен (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · uk аба́т (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · sh опат (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · be аба́т (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · eu abade (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · cy abad (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · lv abats (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · sl opat (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · af ab (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · sv abbot (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · af kloostervoog (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · is ábóti (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · sh игуман (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · bg игумен (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ga ab (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · nap abbate (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ar أَبَاتِي (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · crh abbat (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · hy աբբահայր (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · tr başrahip (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · gv fer-reill abban (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · cmn 住持 (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · gv abb (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ro stareț (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · hy վանահայր (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · fr abbé (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · gl abade (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · rgn abêt (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · vi cha (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · pi saṅghaṇāyaka (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · la abbās (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · mi apota (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · oc abat (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · hu apát (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · sk opát (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · pt abade (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · pl opat (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · nl abt (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · my ဆရာတော် (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · de Abt (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · fy abt (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ia abbate (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · bg аба́т (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · mn хамба лам (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · lt abatas (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ca abat (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ms abbas (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · nb abbed (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · da abbed (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · th เจ้าอาวาส (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ko 승정 (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · vi trụ trì tự viện (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ja 修道院長 (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ja 住持 (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · fi apotti (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · fa راهب بزرگ (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ext abá (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · br abad (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · lb Abt (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · fo abbati (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · vo hilepädan (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · nrf abbé (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · roa-opt abade (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ru настоя́тель (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · mk опат (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ru абба́т (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · el ηγούμενος (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · cmn 方丈 (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ka აბატი (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · sq kryemurg (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · kw abas (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · tr başkeşiş (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · io abado (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ro egumen (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · id abas (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · sh opat (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · vo lepädan (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ko 수도원장 (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ru игу́мен (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · cs opat (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · tl abad (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · tr başpapaz (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ar رَئِيس الدَّيْر (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · sh iguman (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · hy աբբա (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ga luamh (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · es abad (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · ast abá (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · la archimandrīta (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · gul aabut (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) · it abate (superior or head of an abbey or monastery)