abbe

IPA: ˈæbi

Alternative spelling of abbé [(obsolete) A French abbot, the (male) head of an abbey.]

Examples of "abbe" in Sentences

I then wrote the letter of which the abbe was to be the bearer.
The abbe was my inseparable companion through the whole first day.
There was an instant's silence; the abbe was the first to break it.
"Did I not tell you," said Pompadour, "that the abbe was a precious man?"
The abbe was a native of Brescia, but he had chosen Sorento as his residence.
Of all the persons who witnessed Baron d'Escorval's terrible fall, the abbe was the only one who did not despair.
She knows my concern, and shall be made acquainted with yours, and her knowing that the abbe is a man of merit will be sufficient to make her interest herself in his behalf.
You are aware that the abbe is a remarkable violinist: he sent for his instrument; M. Larinski seated himself at the piano, and the two gentlemen played a concert by M.zart -- divine music performed by two angels of the first class.
The Italian and the abbe were the first who began to grow whimsical under the influence of the burgundy; and, in the heat of their elevation, proposed that the company should amuse themselves during the remaining part of the night, at the house of an obliging dame, who maintained a troop of fair nymphs for the accommodation of the other sex.