Abbot

Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The title given to the superior of a community of twelve or more monks. The name is derived from abba, the Syriac form of the Hebrew ab, and means "father". The female equivalent is abbess.

This article is about the term's use in Christianity. For the term's use in Buddhism, see Abbot (Buddhism). For other uses, see Abbot (disambiguation).
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