abbot.
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
Meaning & usage
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.
The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.
Where this word comes from
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.
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