n.
A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
n.
Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
n.
The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.
p. p.
Astonished; abashed.
a.
Away from the axis or central line; eccentric.
n.
Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay.
n.
Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.
n.
Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
n.
The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
a.
Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights.
n.
The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.
n.
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey.
n.
A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.
n.
The church of a monastery.
n.
The superior or head of an abbey.
n.
One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.