Abyssinian

The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.

plural of Abyssinian n

the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church

A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (Colobus guereza), having the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail

An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge.