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.
(obsolete) A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey.
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/æˈbeɪ/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
Unadapted borrowing from French abbé (“abbot”), from Latin abbās (“abbot”). Doublet of abbot.