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Abbe

The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.

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Abbot 76% connected

The superior or head of an abbey.

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Archimandrite 76% connected

A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.

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