abbotcy

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UK/ˈæb.ət.si/

noun

Abbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).

OriginEnglish abbot ← Old English abbod ← Latin abbātem →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounabbotcy (plural abbotcies)

plural abbotcies

  1. uncommonAbbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abbacy

Origin

  1. Proto-Afroasiatic*ʔab-
  2. Proto-Semitic*ʔabw-
  3. Aramaicאַבָּא (ʾabbā)
  4. Ancient Greekἀββα (abba)
  5. Ancient Greekἀββᾶς (abbâs)
  6. Latinabbās
  7. Latinabbātem
  8. Old Englishabbod
  9. Englishabbot
  10. Englishabbotcy

From abbot + -cy.

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APA

abbotcy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abbotcy

MLA

“abbotcy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abbotcy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abbotcy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abbotcy.

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