abbé
/æˈbeɪ/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey.
Etymology / origin
Unadapted borrowing from French abbé (“abbot”), from Latin abbās (“abbot”). Doublet of abbot.
- abbās(la)→
- abbé (English)
- Relations: der
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