Abbot Word Meaning

Etymology:

Old English abbod, from ecclesiastical Latin abbas, abbat-, from Greek abbas ‘father’, from Aramaic 'abbā (see Abba)

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Definition:

a man who is the head of an abbey of monks

Short Definition:

man who is head of abbey of monks

Examples:

• the abbey was founded in 1240 and the first abbot was appointed in 1245