Abbe
[æbei]
Definition
(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.
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Examples
- It is mentioned as an infallible ointment by Hoffman, Mead, and I think the Abbe Fontana. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The Abbe, quoting from King Cathire’s will, says, To Drimoth I bequeath fifty billiard balls of brass with the cues of the same material. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The first known reference to the game with any traditional or historical accuracy occurs in Abbe McGeoghegan’s History of Ireland. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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