English → Latin
“abbot” in Latin
abbāsan abbotarchimandrītaThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.; A chief or principal of monks; abboSīdŏnĭusa proper name
The English word abbot itself goes back to Latin abbās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
abbot
abbas (Scriptores Ecclesiastici): archimandrita (a president of monks. Sidonius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for abbot?
- The usual Latin words for “abbot” are abbās, archimandrīta, Sīdŏnĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.