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[[Image:Abbé, Nordisk familjebok.png|thumb|French abbé from the 18th century.]]
'''Abbé''' (from Latin [[abbas]], in turn from Greek αββας = ''abbas'' [[father]], from [[Aramaic]] ''abba'') is the French word for ''[[abbot]]''. It is the title for lower-ranking [[Catholic]] clergymen in France.
A [[concordat]] passed between [[Pope Leo X]] and [[Francis I of France]] (between [[1515]] and [[1521]]), gave the kings of France the right to nominate 255 ''Abbés commendataires'' for almost all French [[abbey]]s, who received income from a [[monastery]] without needing to render a service.
Since the mid-[[16th century]], the title ''abbé'' has been used for all young clergymen with or without [[consecration]]. Their clothes consisted of a black or dark violet robes with a small collar; they were [[tonsure]]d.
Since those ''abbés'' only rarely commanded an [[abbey]], they often worked in honourable families as [[tutor]]s, [[spiritual director]]s, etc.; others became [[writer]]s.
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