abbot

noun5

1. •
   The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.

   • The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.
2. •
   The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
3. •
   A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
4. •
   (slang, no longer used) A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
5. •
   (slang, no longer used) A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.