Coarb
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coarb is a noun meaning (historical) The successor to the founder of a religious institution.
Meaning
(historical) The successor to the founder of a religious institution.
More Meanings
- (historical) The head of one of the families composing an old Irish sept.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- coarbs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coheritor, cofoundress, sequent, heir, co-mother, coadjutrix.
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