Definitions for abbotship
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•botˈæb ət(n.)
a man who is the head or superior of a monastery.
Category: Religion
Origin of abbot:
bef. 900; ME, var. of abbat < L abbāt-, s. of abbās < Gk < Aramaic abbā father
ab′bot•cy(n.)
ab′bot•ship`(n.)
Ab•botˈæb ət(n.)
Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
Category: Biography
Wiktionary
abbotship(Noun)
The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy
Webster Dictionary
Abbotship(noun)
the state or office of an abbot
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