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How to pronounce “abbot”
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Pronunciation guide for abbot
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of abbot with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
SEBASTIAN ABBOT: Let me just give
- Definition summary
- The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.][1][2]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce abbot
The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
SEBASTIAN ABBOT: Let me just give
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “abbot”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.][1][2]
- The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
- A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
- (archaic, British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.[3][4]
- (archaic, British slang) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.[3][4]
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