English

abbotship

Abbotship comes from Middle English abboship.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from abbot + -ship

Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab- ‘father’

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Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς ‘declinable form of ἀββα (abba), ἀββᾶ (abbâ)’

Latin abbās ‘father’

Old English abbat

Middle English abbot

English abbot

Every English word from Middle English abboship

noun The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.