The American Agriculturist Family Cyclopædia: A Book of Reference for the Various Departments of Human Knowledge Including Agriculture Astronomy Architecture the Various Arts and Sciences Biography Botany Chemistry Engineering Geography Geo

Excerpt from The American Agriculturist Family Cyclopædia: A Book of Reference for the Various Departments of Human Knowledge Including Agriculture Astronomy Architecture the Various Arts and Sciences Biography Botany Chemistry Engineering Geography Geology History Horticulture Literature Mechanics<br><br>Abbe ab-hé. In France a title given to all who devoted themselves to divinity or pursued a course of study in a theological seminary in the hope that the king would confer on them an abbey that is a certain part of the revenues of a monastery. The name is also applied to persons holding a semi-clerical position in other R. C. Coun tries.<br><br>Abbess ab''bes. The female governor of a convent or nunnery who must be 40 years of age and 8 years a nun.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.