Definition of abbacy Abbacy
ab•ba•cy
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What does abbacy mean?
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NounPlural: abbacies |
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| abbacy - the jurisdiction or office of an abbot |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abbacy (n.)
The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abbacy
The church and monastery which is the site of a community of men or women, governed by an abbot or an abbess.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abbacy
ab′a-si, n. the office or dignity of an abbot: the establishment under an abbot: an abbey.—adj. Abbā′tial. [The earlier form was abbatie—said by Dr Murray to have been originally a Scotch form.]
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🔤- abbacy, noun, singular of abbacies.
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