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Definition of "abbot-general" [abbot-general]
- The head of a congregation of monasteries. (noun)
The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)
Use "abbot-general" in a sentence
- "By the middle of the seventeenth century the abbot-general of the congregation had under his jurisdiction more than one hundred abbeys and priories."
- "Innocent III in 1215, with the Abbot of St. Jacob at Ratisbon as abbot-general."
- "Feb., 1905, to the monastery of São Bento, at Rio de Janeiro; made titular Bishop of Phocea, 13 Dec., 1907; and elected abbot-general of the Brazilian congregation, 6 Sept.,"