abbé

noun
/æˈbeɪ/US

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French abbé (“abbot”), from Latin abbās (“abbot”). Doublet of abbot.

  1. derived from abbās

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey.

The neighborhood

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