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1.NounThe superior or head of an abbey or monastery. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary."
2.NounThe pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
3.NounA layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
4.NounA brothel-owner's husband or lover.
5.NounA ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.