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View synonyms for abbé

abbé

[ a-bey, ab-ey; French a-bey ]

noun

, plural ab·bés [a-, beyz, ab, -eyz, a, -, bey].
  1. (especially in France)
    1. a member of the secular clergy.
    2. a title of respect for any ecclesiastic or clergyman.

abbé

1

/ abe; ˈæbeɪ /

noun

  1. a French abbot
  2. a title used in addressing any other French cleric, such as a priest

Abbe

2

/ ˈaːbə; ˈæbɪ /

noun

  1. AbbeErnst18401905MGermanSCIENCE: physicist Ernst. 1840–1905, German physicist, noted for his work in optics and the microscope condenser known as the Abbe condenser

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abbé1

First recorded in 1520–30; from French, Middle French, from Late Latin abbāte(m), accusative of abbās abbot

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