abbot-ship
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ət noun
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, variant of abbat < Latin abbāt- (stem of abbās) < Greek < Aramaic abbā abba; replacing Middle English, Old English abbod (compare Old High German abbat) < Late Latin abbād- for abbāt-
before 900; Middle English, variant of abbat < Latin abbāt- (stem of abbās) < Greek < Aramaic abbā abba; replacing Middle English, Old English abbod (compare Old High German abbat) < Late Latin abbād- for abbāt-
Related forms
ab·bot·cy, ab·bot·ship, noun
sub·ab·bot, noun
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abbot (ˈæbət) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the superior of an abbey of monksRelated: abbatial | |
| Related: abbatial | |
| [Old English abbod, from Church Latin abbāt- (stem of abbas), ultimately from Aramaic abbā | |
| 'abbotship | |
| —n | |
| 'abbotcy | |
| —n | |
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Abbot-ship
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
abbot
O.E. abbud, from L. abbatem (nom. abbas), from Gk. abbas, from Aramaic abba, title of honor, lit. "the father, my father," emphatic state of abh "father." The L. fem. abbatissa is root of abbess.
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