abbots

/หˆรฆb.ษ™ts/

IPA: /AE1 B AH0 T S/

noun
  1. 1

    The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.

    โ€œThe newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.โ€

  2. 2

    The pastor and/or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.

  3. 3

    A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.

  4. 4

    (British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.

  5. 5

    (British slang) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.

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