Abbot
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
They were prelates in the 13th century who had had an Immemorial right to sit in the national assembly. Taylor, Science of Jurispr. 287.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The spiritual superior or governor of an abbey or monastery. Feminine, Abbess.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The spiritual superior or governor of an abbey or monastery. Feminine, Abbess,