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Definition abbot

Etymology

From Middle English abbot, abbod, abbed, from Old English abbat, abbad, abbod, from Latin abb?s (“father”), from Ancient Greek ????? (abbâs), from Aramaic ???‎ (’abb?, “father”). Doublet of abba, abbé, and bwana.

Noun

abbot (plural abbots)

1. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12 century.]
2. A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
3. (archaic, British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
4. (archaic, British slang) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.

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