Abbot

Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various Western religious traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not the head of a monastery. 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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St. Dominic of Silos enthroned as abbot (Hispano-Flemish Gothic 15th century)
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