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   A·bey·ance

   /əˈbāəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a state of temporary disuse or suspension: "matters were held in abeyance pending further inquiries"
   • ▪ the position of being without, or of waiting for, an owner or claimant.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the legal sense): from Old French abeance ‘aspiration to a title’, from abeer ‘aspire after’, from a- ‘towards’ + beer ‘to gape’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. abeyant adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • B

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   • E

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   • Y

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   • N

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