English

Alternative forms

• Abbethdin, Ab Beth Din
• Av Beit Din, av beth din (Av Beth Din)

Noun

av beit din ‎(plural av beit dins)

1. The vice-president of a Jewish Sanhedrin or rabbinical court (beit din).
   • 2009, Mediene Remnants: Yiddish Sources in the Netherlands Outside of Amsterdam (ISBN 9004156259), page 173:

     Letter from Shimon Falk of Amsterdam, sent from Kleve, to the merchants Alexander, Lezer and Chaim Israel of Middelburg about the troubles of the av beit din, who needs help […]