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abbot

/ˈæb.ət/

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noun

رئيس الدير

The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.

Examples :

"The abbot decided that the monks would spend the day helping the villagers. "

قرر رئيس الدير أن يقضي الرهبان اليوم في مساعدة القرويين.

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رئيس دير

The pastor and/or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.

Examples :

"The Abbot led the monks in prayer and oversaw all the activities of the monastery. "

قاد رئيس الدير الرهبان في الصلاة وأشرف على جميع أنشطة الدير.

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رئيس دير

A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.

Examples :

"After the monastery was closed by the king, Sir Thomas became the abbot, receiving the abbey's income despite not being a monk himself. "

بعد أن أغلق الملك الدير، أصبح السير توماس رئيس دير، وتلقى دخل الدير على الرغم من أنه لم يكن راهبًا بنفسه.

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زوج أو عشيق صاحبة بيت دعارة

(British slang) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.

Examples :

""The Abbot, a burly man known around the docks, was rumored to handle the finances for his wife's establishment." "

« كان زوج صاحبة بيت الدعارة، وهو رجل ضخم معروف في جميع أنحاء الأحواض، يشاع أنه يتولى إدارة الشؤون المالية لمؤسسة زوجته. »

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قواد

(British slang) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.

Examples :

"The detective, investigating the prostitution ring, learned that Tony was known as the "abbot" among the women, as he found them clients and kept trouble away. "

علم المحقق، الذي يحقق في شبكة الدعارة، أن توني كان يُعرف باسم "القواد" بين النساء، لأنه كان يجد لهن الزبائن ويبعد المشاكل.

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