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Webster 1913 Edition
Abbe
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Ab′béˊ
(ȧb′bā̍ˊ)
, Noun.
[F.
abbé
. See Abbot
.] 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.
☞ After the 16th century, the name was given, in social parlance, to candidates for some priory or abbey in the gift of the crown. Many of these aspirants became well known in literary and fashionable life. By further extension, the name came to be applied to unbeneficed secular ecclesiastics generally.
Littré.
Webster 1828 Edition
Abbe
AB'BE
,Noun.
In a monastic sense, the same as an abbot; but more generally, a title, in Catholic countries, without any determinate rang, office or rights. The abbes are numerous, and generally have some literary attainments; they dress as academics or scholars, and act as instructors, in colleges and private families; or as tutors to young gentlemen on their travels; and many of them become authors.
Definition 2024
Abbé
abbé
abbé
English
Alternative forms
Noun
abbé (plural abbés)
- (obsolete) A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey. [mid 16th century]
- An honorific title for a member of the French clergy. [mid 16th century]
Translations
French clergy
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References
- Christine A. Lindberg (editor), The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition (Spark Publishing, 2007 [2002], ISBN 978-1-4114-0500-4), page 2
- Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], ISBN 0-394-43600-8), page 2
- William Morris (editor), The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1971 [1969]; American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.; ISBN 0-395-09066-0), page 2
- Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 2
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French, a borrowing from Latin abbās, abbātem, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶ (abbâ), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Compare English abbot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.be/
Noun
abbé m (plural abbés, feminine abbesse)
- An abbot, the head of an abbey.
- (dated) A title or honorific given to priests in general.
Synonyms
- (title): père
Antonyms
Related terms
Norman
Etymology
From Old French, a borrowing from Latin abbās, abbātis (“abbot”).
Noun
abbé m (plural abbés)
Coordinate terms
- abbêsse (“abbess”)
Related terms
- abbaye (“abbey”)
Slovak
Etymology
From the French abbé (“abbot”), from Latin abbās (“abbot”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), ἀββα (abba), from Aramaic אבא (ʾabbāʾ, “father”).
Noun
abbé m (genitive singular abbého, nominative plural abbéovia, declension pattern of kuli)
Declension
Declension of abbé
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | abbé | abbéovia |
| genitive | abbého | abbéov |
| dative | abbému | abbéom |
| accusative | abbého | abbéov |
| locative | abbém | abbéoch |
| instrumental | abbém | abbéami |
References
- abbé in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
abbé c
- an abbot
Declension
| Inflection of abbé | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | abbé | abbén | abbéer | abbéerna |
| Genitive | abbés | abbéns | abbéers | abbéernas |
| Inflection of abbé | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | abbé | abbéen | abbéer | abbéerna |
| Genitive | abbés | abbéens | abbéers | abbéernas |