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Definition of abbot noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

abbot

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/ˈæbət/
 
/ˈæbət/
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  1. a man who is the head of an abbey of monksTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word OriginOld English abbod, from ecclesiastical Latin abbas, abbat-, from Greek abbas ‘father’, from Aramaic 'abbā .
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