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One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
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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.
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The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders.
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A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.
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The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop.
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The state or office of an abbot.
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The chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college.
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A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order, established in 1098 at Citeaux, in France, by Robert, abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor.
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The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
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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.
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The superior or head of an abbey.
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The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
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A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.
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