abeyancy

/əˈbeɪ.ənt.si/

ƏBEꞮ · ənt · si (3 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

Abeyance.

Etymology

From abeyance + -y.

Example Sentences

  • "What a change in his lot would have been here, for there seemed to be some pretensions to a title, too, from a barony which was floating about and occasionally moving out of abeyancy!"
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