abbotric

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English abbod + rice (“realm, rule”)[1]

Noun

abbotric (plural abbotrics)

  1. (obsolete) An abbacy. [Attested prior to 1150 until the early 18th century.][1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3
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