abbotry
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Thus ended the long and prosperous succession of the Abbotry of this renowned monastry, which, being a mitered one, gave its abbots great power and influence both in church and state."
- "This gives an average to the reign of each abbot of nearly a quarter of a century, but Abbot Walter, elected in 1323, found the abbotry so good that he held it no less than fifty-five years."
- "Philip Whalen was stung and nonplussed by Spicer's criticism, though in later years, mellowed by Zen abbotry, he dismissed Spicer as "unpleasant to everyone.""
- "The abbot's body was lifted onto a dray and carried thus in haste to the abbotry offices."
Etymology
From abbot + -ry.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
see at abbacy