1479 Earl Rivers tr. (Caxton) ii. iii His brethren seyng hym so liyng, pusshed hym, seiyng vnto hym. Fadre abbot where art thou.
1797 A. Radcliffe I. xi. 308 The ceremony began with the exhortation of the Father-Abbot.
2000 (Nexis) 26 Jan. 6 The Father Abbot of Prinknash community welcomed the congregation to a service of evening prayer.