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Meaning of coarb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. The successor to the founder of a religious institution.
    historical
  2. The head of one of the families composing an old Irish sept.
    historical

Examples

“These abbots were sometimes bishops; but whether they were bishops or of lower rank in the ministry, their authority was inherent in their office of coarb.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

coarbiter coarbitrator coarbship coarc coarchitect coarctation

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