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n. Roman Catholic Church
  1. Used as a title for the superior of a monastery in a French-speaking area.
  2. Used as a title for a cleric in major or minor orders in a French-speaking area.

[French, from Old French abbe, from Late Latin abbās, abbāt-, abbot. See abbot.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - A member of the secular clergy of France.

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Meaning #1: a French abbot

 
 
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