abbotric
English
Alternative forms
- abbotrick
Etymology
From Old English abbod + rice (“realm, rule”)[1]
Noun
abbotric (plural abbotrics)
- (obsolete) An abbacy. [Attested prior to 1150 until the early 18th century.][1]
References
- “abbotric” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 3.