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noun
An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h2ergh-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi-bor. Old English arċe- Middle English arch- English arch- English abbey English archabbey From arch- + abbey.
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