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Meaning of "abbotcy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABBOTCY

abbotcy  [ˈæbətsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABBOTCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abbotcy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABBOTCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

abbotcy

Abbot

The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. This article is intended to present facts related to the role and history associated with abbots in Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery. The female equivalent is abbess.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABBOTCY


airtsy-mairtsy
ˈɛətsɪˈmɛətsɪ
antsy
ˈæntsɪ
artsy
ˈɑːtsɪ
artsy-craftsy
ˈɑːtsɪˈkrɑːftsɪ
bankruptcy
ˈbæŋkrʌptsɪ
bitsy
ˈbɪtsɪ
curtsy
ˈkɜːtsɪ
cutesy
ˈkjuːtsɪ
ditzy
ˈdɪtsɪ
footsie
ˈfʊtsɪ
glitzy
ˈɡlɪtsɪ
gutsy
ˈɡʌtsɪ
Nazi
ˈnɑːtsɪ
Orczy
ˈɔːtsɪ
paparazzi
ˌpæpəˈrætsɪ
patsy
ˈpætsɪ
rootsy
ˈruːtsɪ
tootsie
ˈtʊtsɪ
Uffizi
juːˈfɪtsɪ
Yangtze
ˈjæŋtsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABBOTCY

abbatial
Abbe
Abbe condenser
abbed
abbess
Abbeville
Abbevillian
abbey
Abbey Theatre
abbot
abbotship
abbr.
abbrev.
abbreviate
abbreviated
abbreviation
abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviature

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABBOTCY

accuracy
agency
baronetcy
brevetcy
cornetcy
currency
declaration of bankruptcy
diplomacy
efficiency
emergency
fancy
frequency
juicy
legacy
nancy
paramountcy
policy
privacy
trustee in bankruptcy
viscountcy

Synonyms and antonyms of abbotcy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «abbotcy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABBOTCY

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abbotcy
1,325 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
570 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
510 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
380 millions of speakers
ar

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abbotcy
280 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
278 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
270 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
260 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
220 millions of speakers

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Abbotcy
190 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

abbotcy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

abbotcy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abbotcy
85 millions of speakers
vi

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abbotcy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

abbotcy
75 millions of speakers

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म्हातारपणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

abbotcy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbotcy
65 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
50 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
40 millions of speakers

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abbotcy
30 millions of speakers
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abbotcy
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

abbotcy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

abbotcy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

abbotcy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abbotcy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABBOTCY»

The term «abbotcy» is normally little used and occupies the 147.716 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABBOTCY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abbotcy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABBOTCY»

Discover the use of abbotcy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abbotcy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Companion to Marie de France
Logan Whalen. No. of miracle 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 25 32 33 35 36 40 41 42 43 45 50 52 Basis for dating King Edgar's reign King Edgar's reign After King Edgar's death After King Edgar's death Abbotcy of Simeon Death of Picot, ...
Logan Whalen, 2011
2
The History of the City of Norwich, from the Earliest ...
He was Lord - Chancellor to William Rufus and Henry 1., the former made him Abbot of Ramsey, in Huntingdonshire; by which he grew so rich as'to be able in- 1091, to purchase the Abbotcy of Wine chester for his father, and the Bishoprick of ...
‎1869
3
The Statistical Account of Edinburghshire
... by Borthwick and Scott's Account of the parish, drawn out in the time of Charles L, in the year 1627, wherein it is said, " that the kirk belongs to the Abbotcy of Newbattle," and that the benefice " consists of a parsonage and vicarage." It adds  ...
‎1845
4
WORD JUDGE USA
... ABCOULOMB ABCOULOMBS ABDICABLE ABBREVIATOR ABBREVIATORS ABBOTSHIP ABBOTSHIPS ABBREVIATE ABBREVIATED ABBREVIATES ABBREVIATING ABBREVIATION ABBREVIATIONS ABBOTS ABBOTCY ABBOTCIES ...
Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013
5
The Law Magazine and Review: A Quarterly Review of Jurisprudence
After the return of Vacarius to France, which took place on his being promoted to the abbotcy of Bec, England. could boast no professor of note in the same department till the time of Edward the First, when the younger Accursius, son of the ...
Thomas Pitt Taswell-Langmead, Charles Henry Edward Carmichael, William Pinder Eversley, 1829
6
Historical Tales of the Wars of Scotland, and of the Border ...
He never renounced the humble office of a presbyter ; nor ever held higher office than the abbotcy, as it was termed, or first and governing function, of the college or ecclesiastical community of Iona. Mission -establishments, or ' monasteries' ...
7
The Journal of sacred literature, ed. by J. Kitto. ...
During the abbotcy of Columba's immediate successor, the celebrated Columbanus left Iona or some other of the Culdee establishments, and travelled with another young missionary, named Gallus, through the greater part of Prance and ...
John Kitto, 1859
8
An account of the history and antiquities of St. Leonard's, ...
Abbot Bellen- den was a relation of the Archdeacon of that name, celebrated for his Translation of the History of Scotland, written in Latin by Hector Boece. As to the date of his abbotcy, we know that he sustained the office of abbot in 1498, and ...
John George Wood, 1865
9
Journal of Sacred Literature
During the abbotcy of Columba' s immediate successor, the celebrated Columbanus left Iona or some other of the Culdee establishments, and travelled with another young missionary, named Gallus, through the greater part of France and ...
10
The New Statistical Account of Scotland: List of parishes. ...
... confirmed by Borthwick and Scott's Account of the parish, drawn out in the time of Charles I., in the year 1627, wherein it is said, " that the kirk belongs to the Abbotcy of Newbattle," and that the benefice " consists of a parsonage and vicarage.

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