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abbacy

Syllabification: (ab·ba·cy)
Pronunciation: /ˈabəsē/

Definition of abbacy

noun (plural abbacies)

  • the office or period of office of an abbot or abbess.

Origin:

late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin abbacia, from abbas, abbat- (see abbot)

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