abbot

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun the superior of an abbey of monks

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.

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