abbots
/ˈæb.əts/
abbots is the plural of abbot.
Meaning of abbot
Noun
abbot (plural abbots)
- The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
- The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.
- The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
- A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
- A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
- A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.
Proper noun capitalized: Abbots
Abbots
- plural of Abbot
Phrases with abbots
- Abbots Leigh
- Abbots Morton
- Abbots Ripton
- Abbots Worthy
- Hanham Abbots
- Abbots Bromley
- abbots general
- Abbots Langley
- abbots primate
- croziered abbots
- Abbots Bickington
- Abbots of Misrule
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Questions about abbots
- What is abbots the plural of?
- Abbots is the plural of abbot.
- What part of speech is abbots?
- Abbots is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce abbots?
- Abbots is pronounced /ˈæb.əts/.
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