coarb

coarb
\\ˈkōˌärb\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Irish Gaelic comharba successor, from Old Irish comarbe heir, from com- with, together + orbe inheritance; akin to Greek orphanos orphan — more at co-, orphan
in the early Irish and Scottish churches : the incumbent of an abbey or bishopric as successor to the patron saint or founder

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