abbatie

English

Noun

abbatie (plural abbaties)

  1. (obsolete) The office, tenure, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

References

  • Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3
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