| AB | the jurisdiction or office of an abbot |
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| AB | of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or abbot, or abbess |
| AB | a French abbot |
| AB | a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes |
| AB | the superior of a group of nuns |
| AB | a monastery ruled by an abbot |
| AB | a convent ruled by an abbess |
| AB | a church associated with a monastery or convent |
| AB | the superior of an abbey of monks |
| AB | United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943) |
| AB | shorten, as of words |
| AB | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |