Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 13 compound words that contain abbot. The most common are listed below. Open abbot in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- Milton AbbotA village and civil parish (served by Milton Abbot Grouped Parish Council) in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4079).
- Newton AbbotA market town and civil parish with a town council in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8671).
- abbot generalThe leader of a monastic order.
- abbot nulliusAn abbot who is exempt from diocesan control, and acts with papal authority.
- abbot primateThe representative leader of all Benedictine congregations.
- Abbot of MisruleOne elected to preside over the Christmas revelry in noble households and elsewhere in England during the 15th and 16th century; Lord of Misrule.
- Abbot of UnreasonAn elected leader in old Scottish celebrations; Lord of Misrule.
- Abbot VillageA village in the town of Abbot, Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.
- abbot primatesplural of abbot primate: The representative leader of all Benedictine congregations.
- abbot-bishopAn abbot who is also a bishop.
- abbot-bishopsplural of abbot-bishop: An abbot who is also a bishop.
- abbot of the peopleA high magistrate's title under the doge of independent Genoa.
- abbot on the crossSynonym of croziered abbot: A brothel bully; a man employed by a brothel as the equivalent of bouncer; a bodyguard for prostitutes.
- croziered abbotA brothel bully; a man employed by a brothel as the equivalent of bouncer; a bodyguard for prostitutes.
Compound words 13
- AbbotsfordA ford in the Tweed, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, near Melrose Abbey.
- abbotshipThe state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
- abbotryThe position of abbot.
- subabbotan abbot with another abbot as their superior
- abbotessObsolete form of abbess: A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
- abbotricAn abbacy.
- archabbotIn 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 …
- abbotriesplural of abbotry: The position of abbot.
- AbbotshamA village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4226).
- abbotshipsplural of abbotship: The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.