Abbot

• the superior of an abbey of monks
• The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity and Buddhism. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery. The female equivalent is Abbess.
• The superior or head of an abbey or monastery; One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. "Encyclopedia Britannica"
• The superior of a monastary. From the Syriac, meaning father. The term was used from the 5th century.
• the head of a monastic house of the Benedictine or related orders, and of certain orders of Augustinian canons
• A monk who is the head of an abbey for men. The title originates from the Aramaic word 'ABBA' meaning 'father'.
• The head of a male monastery.
• The head of the monastery or abbey, leader of the monks.
• Superior of a monastery of monks.