abbathie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• abbathy, abbathye, abbacy, abbasye

Etymology

From Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of abbey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbatiː(ə)/, /aˈbasiː(ə)/

Noun

abbathie (plural abbathies)

1. office, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot;
2. abbey

Descendants

• English: abbacy
• Scots: abbacy, abbasy, abbacie

References

• “abbat(h)īe, -cīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.