2. Noun. (plural of abbé) ¹
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Definition of Abbes
1. abbe [n] - See also: abbe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abbes
Literary usage of Abbes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Unknown Switzerland: Reminiscences of Travel by Victor Tissot (1914)
"I ''HE next morning I had breakfast in the same dining- -*- room with three abbes
out on a holiday, who were disposing of an omelet of twenty-four eggs, ..."
2. Autobiography, Reminiscences and Letters of John Trumbull, from 1756 to 1841 by John Trumbull (1841)
"The seaports of France, by Vernet, and many fine things of the Italian and Flemish
schools, are here. Dined, in company with Mr. Jefferson, at the abbes ..."
3. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"A description of Swedish militia, consisting of every man in the kingdom, from
20 to 25 years of age, capable of bearing arms. Bern-abbes. ..."
4. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"abbes«. '!'. t'Uib, adj. abbatial, relating to an abbot. ïb'toben, (ю. ... abbes."
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