abbotric

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English abbod +‎ rice (“realm, rule”)[1]

Noun

abbotric (plural abbotrics)

  1. (obsolete) An abbacy. [Attested prior to 1150 until the early 18th century.][1]

References
  1. “abbotric” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 3.
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