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Lay abbot: History & Art
A lay abbot (Latin: abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles, lit. 'abbot-count, lay abbot, abbot-soldier') was a layman on whom a king or someone in authority bestowed an abbey as a reward for services rendered; he had charge of the estate belonging to it, and was entitled to part of the income. The custom existed principally in the Frankish Empire from…
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