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archabbot

archabbot noun: in certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).

Noun

archabbot (plural archabbots)

  1. In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).

Forms of archabbot

pluralarchabbots

Origin of archabbot

From arch- + abbot.

Questions about archabbot

What does archabbot mean?
Archabbot means in certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
What part of speech is archabbot?
Archabbot is a noun.
What is the plural of archabbot?
The plural of archabbot is archabbots.

Words near archabbot in the dictionary

  1. arch-sexist
  2. arch-sexists
  3. arch.
  4. archabbey
  5. archabbeys
  6. archabbot
  7. archabbots
  8. archae-
  9. archaea
  10. archaeacidal
  11. archaeal

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