abbot

ab·bot

noun \ˈa-bət\

Definition of ABBOT

: the superior of a monastery for men

Origin of ABBOT

Middle English abbod, from Old English, from Late Latin abbat-, abbas, from Late Greek abbas, from Aramaic abbā father

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Christian Religious Terms

Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

Rhymes with ABBOT

habit, rabbet, rabbit, sabbat