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English
Noun
croziered abbot (plural croziered abbots)
- (archaic, British slang) A brothel bully; a man employed by a brothel as the equivalent of bouncer; a bodyguard for prostitutes.
- (archaic, British slang) A pimp or brothel-owner who runs a brothel for the purpose of robbery or extortion more than for prostitution.
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References
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “croziered abbot”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant , volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 3.
- John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “croziered abbot”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. , volume I, Thomas Poulter and Sons] , →OCLC, page 4.