English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English abboship, abbotshup; equivalent to abbot +‎ -ship.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.bət.ʃɪp/
  • (file)

Noun edit

abbotship (plural abbotships)

  1. The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.