Bible Dictionaries
Abbot

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.

(2):

(n.) The superior or head of an abbey.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abbot'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abbot.html. 1828.