archabbey

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noun

An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation)

OriginEnglish abbey ← Middle English arch- ← Old English arċe- →
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Meanings

nounarchabbey (plural archabbeys)

plural archabbeys

  1. ecclesiasticalAn abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
  4. Ancient Greekἀρχι- (arkhi-)
  5. Latinarchi-
  6. Old Englisharċe-
  7. Middle Englisharch-
  8. Englisharch-
  9. Englishabbey
  10. Englisharchabbey

From arch- + abbey.

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Translations

Dutch aartsabdij
  • aartsabdijabbey which is the seat of an archabbot
German Erzabtei
  • Erzabteiabbey which is the seat of an archabbot
Hungarian főapátság
  • főapátságabbey which is the seat of an archabbot
Latin archicoenobium
  • archicoenobiumabbey which is the seat of an archabbot
Portuguese arquiabadia
  • arquiabadiaabbey which is the seat of an archabbot
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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