Bible Dictionaries
Secular Abbot

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Cleric with the title and some of the honors of the office of abbot, who holds benefices which originally belonged to monastic houses, but which, since the suppression of the latter, are now secularized and transferred to other churches. There are three classes:

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Entry for 'Secular Abbot'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​s/secular-abbot.html. 1910.