English Explanatory Dictionary

abbot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
  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. A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
  5. A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, named after a John Abbot.

Pronunciation

/ˈæb.ət/ en-us-abbot.ogg en-ca-abbot.ogg

Word forms

abbot abbots

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.

Related words

abba abbacy abbatial abbé abbess Abraham Abu Dhabi archimandrite monk prior rector

Derived words

Abbot abbot-bishop abbotcy abbotess Abbotford abbot-general abbot general abbot nullius Abbot of Misrule abbot of the people Abbot of Unreason abbot on the cross abbot primate abbotric abbotry Abbots Bromley Abbotsbury Abbotsford Abbotsham abbotship Abbots Langley Abbots Ripton Abbott Abbottford Abbottsford Abot Abott archabbot Aston Abbotts cardinal-abbot croziered abbot Hanham Abbots Hemingford Abbots Manningford Abbots Milton Abbot mitred abbot mitered abbot Newton Abbot subabbot titular abbot
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