different between archabbey vs archabbot

English

arch- +? abbey

archabbey (plural archabbeys)

(ecclesiastical) An abbey which is the seat of an archabbot (high monastic rank within an order or congregation)

arch- +? abbot

archabbot (plural archabbots)

(ecclesiastical) In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).

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