Definition of abbot

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Abbott, Berenice >

ab·bot    (bt) KEY 

NOUN:

1. The superior of a monastery.
2. Abbr. Abb. Used as a title for such a person.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English abbod, from Old English, from Late Latin abbs, abbt-, from Greek abb, abbs, from Aramaic 'abb, my father; see b in Semitic roots