अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay.

Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.

See Abb.

Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.

of Abbacy

The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.

Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights.

Abbatial.

The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.

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.

A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.

The church of a monastery.

of Abbey

The superior or head of an abbey.

One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.

The state or office of an abbot.

To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.

Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.

Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.

An abridgment.