Meanings
nounarchabbot (plural archabbots)
plural archabbots
- ecclesiasticalIn certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekἄρχω (árkhō)
- Ancient Greekἀρχι- (arkhi-)
- Latinarchi-
- Old Englisharċe-
- Middle Englisharch-
- Englisharch-
- Proto-Afroasiatic*ʔab-
- Proto-Semitic*ʔabw-
- Aramaicאַבָּא (ʾabbā)
- Ancient Greekἀββα (abba)
- Ancient Greekἀββᾶς (abbâs)
- Latinabbās
- Latinabbātem
- Old Englishabbod
- Englishabbot
- Englisharchabbot
Translations
Dutch aartsabt
- aartsabtthe title of the general superior in certain Catholic congregations
German Erzabt
- Erzabtthe title of the general superior in certain Catholic congregations
Hungarian főapát
- főapátthe title of the general superior in certain Catholic congregations
Portuguese arquiabade
- arquiabadethe title of the general superior in certain Catholic congregations
Cite this entry
APA
archabbot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archabbot
MLA
“archabbot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archabbot. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archabbot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archabbot.
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