noun
abbot
A-buht
noun
1
The monk who is head of an abbey or monastery.
"The abbot led the evening prayers for the whole community."
name
1
A common English surname.
"Mr. Abbot has taught at the school for thirty years."
How to Use Abbot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe male head of a monastery.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
abbots plural, Abbots plural
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Etymology
From Old English abbod, from Latin abbās ("father"), from Greek abbâs, from Aramaic ʼabbā ("father").