Abbot
Abbot (ab"but) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon abbod, abbad, Latin abbas, abbatis, Greek 'abba^s, from Syriac abbā father. Compare Abba, Abbé.]
1.
The superior or head of an abbey.
2.
One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. — Encyc. Brit
Collocations (2)
Abbot of the people , a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa.
Abbot of Misrule or Lord of Misrule , in mediaval times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the Abbot of Unreason. — Encyc. Brit