Melbury Abbas

proper noun

A village and civil parish (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8820).

OriginLatin abbatissa →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8820).

Origin

  1. Latinabbatissa“abbess”
  2. EnglishMelbury Abbas

Recorded as Meleberie in 1086 (DB), and Melbury Abbatisse in 1291, from Latin abbatissa (“abbess”) and its early possession by Shaftesbury Abbey.

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Melbury Abbas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melbury%20Abbas

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“Melbury Abbas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melbury%20Abbas. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Melbury Abbas,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melbury%20Abbas.

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