Definitions
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- noun Judaism Vice-president of the
Sanhedrin .
Etymologies
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From Hebrew ... (abh-bēth-dīn), from ... (abh, "chief") + ... (bēth-dīn, "court of law"), from ... (bēth, "house") + ... (dīn, "judgment").
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_Abbethdin_ 'the president of the Jewish judicature', 'the father of the house of judgement'.
Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various
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