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abbé (abā; Fr ȧ bā)

noun

a French title of respect, given to a priest, minister, etc.

Etymology: Fr < LL(Ec) abbas < LGr(Ec), abbot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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