abbetdin

noun

ab·​bet·​din

variants or abbethdin

ˌävˌbātˈdēn

plural -s

often capitalized

in the rabbinical tradition

: the vice-president of the Sanhedrin

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew abh-bēth-dīn, from abh chief (of) + bēth-dīn court of law, from bēth house (of) + dīn judgment

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

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