abbacy
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English abbatie, from Late Latin abbatia, from abbas, abbatis (“abbot”). See abbey.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
abbacy (plural abbacies)
- The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
Translations [edit]
dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 3:
