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abbé

[ a-bey, ab-ey; French a-bey ]

noun

plural abbés
  1. (especially in France)
    1. a member of the secular clergy.
    2. a title of respect for any ecclesiastic or clergyman.


abbé

1

/ abe; ˈæbeɪ /

noun

  1. a French abbot
  2. a title used in addressing any other French cleric, such as a priest
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Abbe

2

/ ˈaːbə; ˈæbɪ /

noun

  1. AbbeErnst18401905MGermanSCIENCE: physicist Ernst. 1840–1905, German physicist, noted for his work in optics and the microscope condenser known as the Abbe condenser
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abbé1

First recorded in 1520–30; from French, Middle French, from Late Latin abbāte(m), accusative of abbās abbot
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In a statement released Monday, Hunter Biden's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, criticised Mr Weiss for the failed deal.

From BBC

“With the election now decided, the threat against Hunter is real,” said the white paper, released by Winston & Strawn LLP, the law firm of Hunter’s defense attorney, Abbe Lowell.

Abbe Lowell, the defense attorney, argued to jurors that his client had completed a rehab program in L.A. and that the gun salesman did not perceive Biden to be under the influence or glassy-eyed.

More abuse allegations have been made against Abbé Pierre, the late French Roman Catholic priest and campaigner who was long venerated as a modern-day saint.

From BBC

In July, the Emmaus anti-poverty charity which Abbé Pierre founded said it had heard allegations of sexual assault and harassment from seven women and it believed them.

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