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It is also the title used for lower-ranking Catholic clergy in France who are not members of religious orders. [2]

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The meaning of ABBÉ is a member of the French secular clergy in major or minor orders —used as a title.

Historically, 'Abbe' is a French word that was used to refer to a member of the secular clergy in the Roman Catholic church, or simply, a clergyman or an abbot.

Abbe definition: Used as a title for the superior of a monastery in a French-speaking area.

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun abbé. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun abbé? What is the etymology of the noun abbé? abbé …

ABBÉ definition: (especially in France) See examples of abbé used in a sentence.

abbe (n.) 1520s, title given in France to "every one who wears an ecclesiastical dress" [Littré, quoted in OED], especially one having no assigned ecclesiastical duty but acting as a private tutor, etc., from …

Used as a title for a cleric in major or minor orders in a French-speaking area. [French, from Old French abbe, from Late Latin abbās, abbāt-, abbot; see abbot.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the …