abbetdin
noun
ab·bet·din
variants or abbethdin
ˌävˌbātˈdēn
plural -s
often capitalized
in the rabbinical tradition
: the vice-president of the Sanhedrin
Word History
Etymology
Hebrew abh-bēth-dīn, from abh chief (of) + bēth-dīn court of law, from bēth house (of) + dīn judgment
First Known Use
1681, in the meaning defined above