| Abbacy |
| The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot. |
| Abbatial |
| Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights. |
| Abbatical |
| Abbatial. |
| 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. |
| Abbess |
| A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of
nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have
over the monks. See Abbey. |
| Abbeys |
| of Abbey |
| Abbey |
| A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded
from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic
building or buildings. |
| Abbey |
| The church of a monastery. |
| Abbot |
| The superior or head of an abbey. |
| Abbot |
| One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. |
