An abbot is the head of a monastery; the term is usually used in a Christian context but is used sometimes in a Buddhist context: Abbot (Buddhism) Abbot may also refer to: People Abbot Kinney (1850–1920), American developer and conservationist Abbot Howard Hoffman, a.k.a. Abbie Hoffman, American social and political activist "The Abbot," a pseudonym of Rza, an American rapper Abbot (surname), list of notable people with the surname Places Abbot, Maine, in Piscataquis County Abbots Creek, tributary of Back Creek in New Jersey Abbot (crater), lunar impact crater named for Charles Greeley Abbot Other uses Abbot (artillery), a self-propelled gun Abbot, a GWR Waverley Class 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotive Leon Abbot (Artemis Fowl), an Artemis Fowl character The Abbot, a novel by Sir Walter Scott Abbot Group, an oil and gas services company Abbot Primate, the elected representative for Benedictines monks of the Benedictine Confederation of monasteries See also Abbott (disambiguation)