Relating to or characteristic of an abbot or the position and authority of an abbot.
From 'abbot' (Aramaic 'abba,' father) plus the suffix '-ric' meaning 'relating to' or 'characterized by,' similar to 'pastoral' or 'episcopal' for other religious roles.
While we have 'episcopal' for bishops and 'presbyterial' for priests, 'abbotric' is so rare that most English speakers have never encountered it—showing how some religious hierarchies left deeper marks on our language than others.
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