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Word: Abbot
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English abbod, from ecclesiastical Latin abbas, abbat-, from Greek abbas ‘father’, from Aramaic 'abbā (see Abba)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈabət
Dialects: British English
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
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