English

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Etymology

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From Middle English abbodryche, abbotrice, from Old English abbodrice, abbotrice, from abbod (abbot) +‎ rice (realm, rule);[1] equivalent to abbot +‎ -ric.

Noun

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abbotric (plural abbotrics)

  1. (obsolete) An abbacy. [Attested prior to 1150 until the early 18th century.][1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abbotric”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.