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Encyclopedia of Religion entry forAbbes CommendatairesAbbots who were appointed by the king of France, and received one-third of the revenue of their convents. They were often laymen, noblemen’s sons or literary men, and their office was a sinecure. citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney
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