1. One who abbreviates or shortens.
2. One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.
ABBREVIATORY
Ab*bre"vi*a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
ABBREVIATURE
Ab*bre"vi*a*ture, n.
1. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. [Obs.]
2. An abridgment; a compendium or abstract. This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian. Jer. Taylor.
ABB WOOL
Abb" wool.
Defn: See Abb.