abbé
Meanings
Noun
1. an abbot, the head of an abbey
2. a low-ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy in France who is not a member of a religious order, is not a priest, and can marry and inherit property; an honorific title for such a clergymember (dated)
Examples5
Les moines ont élu un nouvel abbé.
The monks elected a new abbot.
L'abbé a donné du riz au renard.
The abbot gave rice to the fox.
L'abbé a donné du riz à la renarde.
The abbot gave rice to the vixen.
L'abbé savait remercier ses ouailles quand c'était nécessaire.
The abbot knew how to thank his flock when necessary.
Au début, ils rejetèrent la proposition, mais un abbé les pressa d'accepter.
At first they rejected the proposal, but a clergyman urged them to accept.