ABBOT

abbot, archimandrite

(noun) the superior of an abbey of monks

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

abbot (plural abbots)

The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12^th century.]

A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.

(archaic, British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.

(archaic, British slang) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.

Proper noun

Abbot

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ab"bot, n. Etym: [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr. abba father. Cf. Abba, AbbÉ.]

1. The superior or head of an abbey.

2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyc. Brit. Abbot of the people. a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa.

– Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in mediæval times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the Abbot of Unreason. Encyc. Brit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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