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abbé

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(Anglais)

(masculine) an abbot, the head of an abbey
(dated, masculine) a low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property; an honorific title for such a clergymember

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/a.be/

Hérité de ancien français

abé

Emprunté à latin

abbās

Appartenant à anglais

abbot

In summary

Inherited from Old French abé, borrowed from Latin abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶ (abbâ), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Compare English abbot.