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A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.

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  1. n. A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.
  2. n. A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.
  3. n. the superior of an abbey of monks
  4. (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.
  5. n the superior of an abbey of monks