"abeyancy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈbeɪ.ənt.si/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abeyancy.wav [Southern-England], en-ca-abeyancy.ogg [Canada] Forms: abeyancies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English abeyance English -y English abeyancy From abeyance + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|abeyance|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English abeyance English -y English abeyancy From abeyance + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abeyancy (countable and uncountable, plural abeyancies)
  1. (rare) Abeyance. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable

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