abbot
Substantivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈabət//
- Australien//ˈæbət//
- Neuseeland//ˈɛbət//
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
Substantiv
- 1
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.
- 2
The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
- 3
A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
- 4
altertümlichA brothel-owner's husband or lover.
- 5
altertümlichA ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.
Herkunft
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.
Formen
- Plural
- abbots
abbot · The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
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