Traditionally the superior of a Christian abbey is an Abbot, if male, or an Abbess, if female. Though the Abbot or Abbess was the spiritual leader of the abbey, he or she would be subservient to the bishop of their particular diocese.
Abbot means "the head/superior of an abbey of monks"So the opposite would be a member/members of the abbey with the least influence and authority.
An abbey is simply a building where monks or nuns live. Typically, they live in isolation from the world. Since an abbey could be home to either monks or nuns (but never both) than who ever the mother superior was would be in charge of running the abbey. Please note that even a mother superior would not be above even the simplest of deacons. They are not members of the clergy and have no authority over them, even if they are in charge of an abbey. The same is true for monks.
Brethren, Order, Brotherhood, Monastery, Monks (plural) etc eg. A large group of monks lived in the Abbey could become The Brethren of St John lived in the Abbey An Order of Monks lived in the Abbey, The Brotherhood of St Peter lived in the Abbey The Abbey was a large Monastery The Monks of St Anthony live in the Abbey etc
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. See Abbey.
No. Monks live in Abbeys and Abbots are the head of the Abbey.
monks
An abbey is a building that houses monks, nuns, or priests. It really is a church.
Croxton Abbey, Leicestershire.
There are so many varities of religions that have monks that it would be impossible to know the answer to this question. First you would have to know every religion that has monks and then you would have to get accurate information from the headquarters from every one of them. Some of these religions are in inaccessable parts of the world.
In an nunnery. Monks lived in Monerstrys.
abbey
Monastery, abbey, convent, nunnery, priory, cloister.