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"abbe" Definition

  1. n. 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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Position in dictionary: 254 of 111710 words.
Word Type: n.,
Words that start with "abbe": 4
Words that end with "abbe": 1
Words that contain "abbe": 45
Next words in dictionary: abbess, abbey, abbeys, abbot, abbotship
Previous words in dictionary: abbatical, abbatial, abbacy, abbacies, abba

English Dictionary Definition of abbe

Read all of this dictionary's definitions for the word "abbe" on this page. Also learn the word type, other words that start with, end with or contain this word, the position in the dictionary and the next and previous terms. The historical definitions of the word "abbe" found on this page is taken from the 1913 edition of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.