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 (<i>genet.</i> -atis), abba (<i>genet.</i> -atis) (<i>gr.</i> &lt; <i>syr.</i>):<br><b>1.</b> <span class="fr"><i>père</i></span><span class="fr">, titre honorifique</span> — <span class="en"><i>father</i>, title of honour</span>.<br><b>2.</b> <span class="fr"><i>moine âgé</i></span> — <span class="en"><i>senior monk</i></span>.<br><b>3.</b> *<span class="fr"><i>abbé</i></span> — <span class="en"><i>abbot</i></span>.<br><b>4.</b> <i>plural.</i> abbates: <span class="fr"><i>membres principaux du clergé</i> d'une cité épiscopale</span> — <span class="en"><i>prominent members of the clergy</i> of an episcopal see</span>.<br><b>5.</b> <span class="fr"><i>chef de la chapelle palatine</i></span> — <span class="en"><i>head of the court chapel</i></span>.<br><b>6.</b> abbas populi: <i>&laquo;capitaneus&raquo;</i>,<span class="fr"> chef du peuple dans les villes italiennes</span> — <span class="en">head of the people in Italian cities</span>.
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