Abd

in Arabic = slave or servant, as Abd-Allah (servant of God), Abd-el-Kader (servant of the Mighty One), Abd-ul-Latif (servant of the Gracious One), etc.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Abandon fait larron
Abaris
Abate
Abatement
Abaton
Abbassides
Abbey Laird (An)
Abbey-lubber (An)
Abbot of Misrule
Abbotsford
Abd
Abdael
Abdallah
Abdallah
Abdals
Abdera
Abderitan
Abderitan Laughter
Abderite
Abderus
Abdiel