Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe superior or head of an abbey or monastery. · 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.
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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