Abbot
Pronunciation : Ab"bot
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr. abba father. Cf. Abba, Abb?.]
Definition : 1. The superior or head of an abbey.
2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyc. Brit. Abbot of the people. a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa. -- Abbot of Misrule (or Lord of Misrule), in medi?val times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the Abbot of Unreason. Encyc. Brit.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913