abbé1 (1121-25)
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abbé1 (1121-25)

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  FEW:  abbas 24,15a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  abé 8,12c TL: abé 1 1,43 DEAF:  abé  DMF:  abbé  TLF:  abbé  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  abbas 2b
abas;  abbee,  abbei;  abé,  abed,  abes,  abet,  abeth;  habé; 
pl. habez  

s.

1monasticeccl.occupationabbot, head of a monastery: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  saint Brendan le bon abeth  13
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Asez i ad evesques e abez  2955
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Abbés, priours et celerers [...] A moy servere ay retenuz  343
( 1305 )  A un de ses moines, deux evesqes, dieux abbees  156
( 1432 )  abbies et autres religious  iv 407
abbeiesse  abbot 
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