abthain

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• Abthain — • An English or Lowland Scotch form of the middle Latin word abthania (Gaelic, abdhaine), meaning abbacy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abthain     Abthain      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abthain — (or abthane) is an English or Lowland Scots form of the middle Latin word abthania (Gaelic abdhaine ), meaning abbacy. The exact sense of the word being lost, it was presumed to denote some ancient dignity, the holder of which was called abthanus …   Wikipedia