abbot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the superior of an abbey of monks
    archimandrite.

WordNet

Ab"bot noun
Etymology
AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr. , fr. Syriac abba father. Cf. Abba, AbbÉ.
Definitions
  1. The superior or head of an abbey.
  2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyc. Brit. Encyc. Brit.

Webster 1913