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a monk who got promoted to middle management for God
means The head of a monastery, the senior monk who governs an abbey and its community of monks.
from Traces back through Latin abbas to Aramaic abba, meaning 'father' — the same intimate word for father found in early Christian prayer. It traveled from the Aramaic-speaking world into Greek and Latin, then settled into Old English as abbod, so every abbot is, quite literally, a 'dad' of his monks.
- word root
- From Aramaic abba, meaning father
- election
- Often chosen for life by fellow monks
- medieval power
- Some commanded armies and vast estates
- abbess equal
- Women led parallel houses with equal authority
- the staff
- Carry a crozier, a curled shepherd's crook
for instance
abbot of monte cassino — head of the oldest benedictine monastery, founded 529 ad in italy
abbot of cluny — leader of cluny abbey, the most powerful monastic order in medieval europe from 910 ad