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Definition of: rabbi
(rab′ī) noun plural ·bis
Master, teacher: a Jewish title for those distinguished for learning, authoritative teachers of the Law, and appointed spiritual heads of a community. Also rab′bin (-in). [OE <L <Gk. rhabbi <Hebrew rabbī my master <rab great, master + -i my (pronominal suffix)]
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