"abbot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.ət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæb.ət/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-abbot.ogg [US], en-ca-abbot.ogg [Canada] Forms: abbots [plural]
Rhymes: -æbət 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abbot}} Middle English abbot, {{m|enm|abbod}} abbod, {{m|enm|abbed}} abbed, {{inh|en|ang|abbat}} Old English abbat, {{m|ang|abbad}} abbad, {{m|ang|abbod}} abbod, {{der|en|la|abbās||father}} Latin abbās (“father”), {{der|en|grc|ἀββᾶς}} Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), {{der|en|arc|אבא||father|sc=Hebr|tr=’abbā}} Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”), {{doublet|en|abba|abbé|bwana}} Doublet of abba, abbé, and bwana Head templates: {{en-noun}} abbot (plural abbots)
  1. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Christianity, Leaders, Monasticism Translations (superior or head of an abbey or monastery): ab (Afrikaans), kryemurg [masculine] (Albanian), رَئِيس الدَّيْر (raʔīs ad-dayr) (Arabic), աբբահայր (abbahayr) (Armenian), աբբա (abba) (Armenian), վանահայր (vanahayr) (Armenian), abá [masculine] (Asturian), abade (Basque), аба́т (abát) [masculine] (Belarusian), abad [masculine] (Breton), игумен (igumen) (Bulgarian), ဆရာတော် (hca.ratau) (Burmese), abat (Catalan), 方丈 (fāngzhàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 住持 (zhùchí) (Chinese Mandarin), abas [masculine] (Cornish), abbat (Crimean Tatar), opat [masculine] (Czech), abbed (Danish), abt (Dutch), abato (Esperanto), abbati [masculine] (Faroese), apotti (Finnish), abbé [masculine] (French), abade [masculine] (Galician), აბატი (abaṭi) (Georgian), Abt [masculine] (German), ηγούμενος (igoúmenos) (Greek), aabut (Gullah), apát (Hungarian), ábóti [masculine] (Icelandic), abado (Ido), abbate (Interlingua), ab [masculine] (Irish), luamh [masculine] (Irish), abate [masculine] (Italian), 修道院長 (shūdōinchō) (Japanese), 住持 (jūji) (Japanese), 승정 (seungjeong) (alt: 僧正) (Korean), 수도원장 (sudowonjang) (alt: 修道院長) (Korean), abbās [masculine] (Latin), archimandrīta [masculine] (Latin), abats [masculine] (Latvian), abatas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Abt [masculine] (Luxembourgish), опат (opat) [masculine] (Macedonian), игумен (igumen) [masculine] (Macedonian), abbas (Malay), മഠാധിപതി (maṭhādhipati) (Malayalam), abb [masculine] (Manx), fer-reill abban [masculine] (Manx), apota (Maori), хамба лам (xamba lam) (Mongolian), abbate [masculine] (Neapolitan), abbé [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), abbed [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), abat [masculine] (Occitan), abade [masculine] (Old Galician-Portuguese), saṅghaṇāyaka [masculine] [Buddhism, religion, lifestyle] (Pali), راهب بزرگ (râheb-e bozorg) (Persian), opat [masculine, person] (Polish), abade [masculine] (Portuguese), abêt [masculine] (Romagnol), egumen [masculine] (Romanian), stareț [masculine] (Romanian), абба́т (abbát) [masculine] (Russian), настоя́тель (nastojátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), игу́мен (igúmen) (english: Orthodox) [masculine] (Russian), игуман [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), iguman [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), опат [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), opat [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), opát [masculine] (Slovak), opat [masculine] (Slovene), abad [masculine] (Spanish), abbot (Swedish), abad (Tagalog), เจ้าอาวาส (Thai), başrahip (Turkish), аба́т (abát) [masculine] (Ukrainian), trụ trì (Vietnamese), lepädan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hilepädan [masculine] (Volapük), abad [masculine] (Welsh), abt [common-gender] (West Frisian), abbet [common-gender] (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-abbot-en-noun-PZhxJ-Uk Disambiguation of Buddhism: 30 19 31 2 19 Disambiguation of Christianity: 27 23 30 3 16 Disambiguation of Leaders: 11 19 32 11 26 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 31 16 33 2 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 13 30 1 31 Disambiguation of 'superior or head of an abbey or monastery': 88 2 9 0 2
  2. The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Christianity, Leaders, Male people, Monasticism
    Sense id: en-abbot-en-noun-RxXzw1nM Disambiguation of Buddhism: 30 19 31 2 19 Disambiguation of Christianity: 27 23 30 3 16 Disambiguation of Leaders: 11 19 32 11 26 Disambiguation of Male people: 8 17 32 15 28 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 31 16 33 2 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 13 30 1 31
  3. A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Christianity, Leaders, Male people, Monasticism
    Sense id: en-abbot-en-noun-lhEXsnby Disambiguation of Buddhism: 30 19 31 2 19 Disambiguation of Christianity: 27 23 30 3 16 Disambiguation of Leaders: 11 19 32 11 26 Disambiguation of Male people: 8 17 32 15 28 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 31 16 33 2 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 13 30 1 31
  4. (archaic, British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover. Tags: British, archaic, slang Categories (topical): Leaders, Male people
    Sense id: en-abbot-en-noun-uJv~RtvE Disambiguation of Leaders: 11 19 32 11 26 Disambiguation of Male people: 8 17 32 15 28
  5. (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. Tags: British, archaic, slang Categories (topical): Buddhism, Christianity, Leaders, Male people, Monasticism
    Sense id: en-abbot-en-noun-QF2bAKdT Disambiguation of Buddhism: 30 19 31 2 19 Disambiguation of Christianity: 27 23 30 3 16 Disambiguation of Leaders: 11 19 32 11 26 Disambiguation of Male people: 8 17 32 15 28 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 31 16 33 2 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 13 30 1 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: abba, abbé, abbess, archimandrite, prior, rector, monk

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      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
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      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
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      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
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      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
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      "code": "mn",
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      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abbate"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abbé"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abbed"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abat"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-opt",
      "lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pi",
      "lang": "Pali",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "saṅghaṇāyaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râheb-e bozorg",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "word": "راهب بزرگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "person"
      ],
      "word": "opat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abade"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abêt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "egumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stareț"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "abbát",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "абба́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nastojátelʹ",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "настоя́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "Orthodox",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "igúmen",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "игу́мен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "игуман"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iguman"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "опат"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opát"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opat"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "word": "abbot"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "word": "abad"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "word": "เจ้าอาวาส"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "word": "başrahip"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "abát",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аба́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "word": "trụ trì"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lepädan"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hilepädan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abad"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "abt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "superior or head of an abbey or monastery",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "abbet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abbot"
}

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