croziered abbot

English

Noun

croziered abbot (plural croziered abbots)

1. (archaic, British slang) A brothel bully; a man employed by a brothel as the equivalent of bouncer; a bodyguard for prostitutes.
2. (archaic, British slang) A pimp or brothel-owner who runs a brothel for the purpose of robbery or extortion more than for prostitution.

Synonyms

• abbot on the cross

References

• Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “croziered abbot”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 3.
• John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “croziered abbot”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 4.