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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•bot /ˈæbət/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona man who is the head or superior of a monastery.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ab•bot (ab′ət),USA pronunciation n. - a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
- Late Latin abbād- for abbāt-
- Aramaic abbā abba; replacing Middle English, Old English abbod (compare Old High German abbat)
- Greek
- Latin abbāt- (stem of abbās)
- Middle English, variant of abbat bef. 900
ab′bot•cy, ab′bot•ship′, n. Ab•bot (ab′ət),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
- Also, Ab′bott. a male given name.
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