abbé
noun/æˈbeɪ/US
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French abbé (“abbot”), from Latin abbās (“abbot”). Doublet of abbot.
- derived from abbās
Definitions
A low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a…
A low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property; an honorific title for such a clergymember.
A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey.
The neighborhood
- neighborabbacy
- neighbormore at abbot § Related terms
Vish — recursive loop
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