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noun

abbās

gen. ātis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
the head of an ecclesiastical community, an abbot; an abbess; an abbey
the head of an ecclesiastical community, an abbot (eccl. Lat.), Sid. 16, 114; Inscr. Mommsen, 3485 (A. D. 468).—Hence, abbātissa, ae, f., an abbess, Inscr. Mommsen, 3896 (A. D. 570); and abbātĭa, ae, f., an abbey (eccl. Lat.), Hler.
Perseus ID: n36 Key: abbas