"abbacy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.ə.si/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-abbacy.wav Forms: abbacies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English abbathie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of abbey and Opatija. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abbathie}} Middle English abbathie, {{der|en|LL.|abbātia}} Late Latin abbātia, {{doublet|en|abbey|Opatija}} Doublet of abbey and Opatija Head templates: {{en-noun}} abbacy (plural abbacies)
  1. The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. Categories (topical): Monasticism, Offices Synonyms: abbotric [obsolete], abbatie [obsolete] Translations (dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot): աբբայություն (abbayutʻyun) (Armenian), аба́тство (abátstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), abadia [feminine] (Catalan), abateco (Esperanto), abata jurisdikcio (Esperanto), apotin virka (Finnish), apotin arvo (Finnish), abbatiat [masculine] (French), apátság (Hungarian), abacht [feminine] (Irish), abdhaine [feminine, rare] (Irish), abbazia (Italian), abbaght [feminine] (Manx), abbedverdighet [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), abbeddømme (Norwegian Nynorsk), abbedgjeld (Norwegian Nynorsk), apdaine [feminine] (Old Irish), opactwo [neuter] (Polish), abadia [feminine] (Portuguese), абба́тство (abbátstvo) [neuter] (Russian), abaideachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), luamhnachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), аба́тство (abátstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), chức vị trưởng tu viện (Vietnamese), quyền hạn trưởng tu viện (Vietnamese), chức vị viện chủ tu viện (Vietnamese), quyền hạn viện chủ tu viện (Vietnamese), abadaeth [feminine] (Welsh), abadiaeth [feminine] (Welsh)

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      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abaideachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luamhnachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "abátstvo",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "аба́тство"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "word": "chức vị trưởng tu viện"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "word": "quyền hạn trưởng tu viện"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "word": "chức vị viện chủ tu viện"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "word": "quyền hạn viện chủ tu viện"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abadaeth"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "abadiaeth"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abbacy"
}

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