abbotships
/ˈæb.ət.ʃɪps/
noun
- The position, rank, or term of office of an abbot (the head of a monastery).
- During his abbotship, the monastery grew in both size and influence.
- He was elected to the abbotship after serving as a monk for twenty years.
- The abbotship at the monastery lasted for a decade before he retired.
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