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English
Etymology
From Middle English abboship, abbotshup; equivalent to abbot + -ship.
Pronunciation
Noun
abbotship (plural abbotships)
- The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy.
Translations
the state or office of an abbot
References
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbotship”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.