abbacyn.

Brit.

/ˈabəsi/, U.S.

/ˈæbəsi/, Scottish English

/ˈabəsɪ/

Forms:

α. late Middle English abbasye, late Middle English– abbacy, 1500s abbasie, 1500s–1600s abbacie, 1500s–1600s abbacye, 1600s abbacee; Scottish pre-1700 abacie, pre-1700 abacye, pre-1700 abaseis (plural), pre-1700 abasie, pre-1700 abasy, pre-1700 abbacye, pre-1700 abbaseis (plural), pre-1700 abbasey, pre-1700 abbasie, pre-1700 abbasijs (plural), pre-1700 abbasy, pre-1700 abbasye, pre-1700 abbaysie, pre-1700 abeceis (plural), pre-1700 abecey, pre-1700 abesey, pre-1700 abesie, pre-1700 abisie, pre-1700 1700s abbace, pre-1700 1700s abbacie, pre-1700 1700s– abbacy, 1700s absay, 1800s abbacie.

β. 1600s abbocie (Scottish), 1800s– abbocy.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French abbacie; Latin abbacia.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman abbacie, abbecie abbey (1393), benefice or office of an abbot or abbess (early 15th cent.) and its etymon post-classical Latin abbacia, abbatia abbey n.; compare -cy suffix. Compare earlier abbatie n., abbey n.The β. forms probably show remodelling by association with abbot n.

Originally Scottish.

1. The benefice, jurisdiction, or office of an abbot or abbess. Also (Scottish): †an abbey (obsolete). Cf. abbotship n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > abbot > [noun] > office of

abbotricOE

abbatiea1300

abbeyc1300

abbotshipc1450

abbacy1469

abbotcy1814

abthanage1862

1469 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1469/1 The abbasys and priourys within the said diocii of Saintandr'.

a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 30 (MED) The place of the abbey of Godstowe..& the advoydans of the seyd abbasye.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) vii. 723 Off byschaprykis, or abbasyis, Or ony kyrkis benefyis.

a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in Dialog Experience & Courteour (1559) sig. Sij At Arbroith I began, Ane Abasie, of gret ryches and rent.

1562 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1879) I. 353 The haill temporall landis of the abbacie of Couper.

1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 322 Who knoweth not, that a Canonship, Abbacy, Bishoprick, are but relations?

1691 Blount's Νομο-λεξικον (ed. 2) Abbacy (abbatia) is the same to an Abbot, as Bishoprick to a Bishop: We may call it his Paternity.

1703 in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) I. 196 The absay of Lundores.

1770 Memorables Montgomeries 3 He built an abbacie.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. i. 390 The abbot..was elected by the monks of the monastery, at least in the greater part of abbacies .

1867 J. H. Todd tr. War of Gaedhil with Gaill 9 Turgeis himself usurped the abbacy of Ard Macha.

1924 E. M. Hulme Hist. Brit. People iv. 65 Henry filled all the vacant bishoprics and abbacies and recalled Anselm to his see.

1968 R. L. Benson et al. Imperial Lives 38 No longer were prelacies and abbacies to be at the disposal of the temporal lord and their resources at his services.

2005 M. Casey Unexciting Life 190 The idea that the function of the abbacy is to apply the rule to the present, to administer it with regard to concrete circumstances, is not new.

2. The term of office of an abbot or abbess. Cf. abbotship n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > abbot > [noun] > office of > period of

abbotship1631

abbacy1756

1756 A. Butler Lives Saints II. 49 During the thirty years of his abbacy he had the comfort to see many walk with fervour in his steps.

1794 W. Tindal Hist. Evesham 26 In the second year of Randulf's Abbacy Thomas, then dean, went with him to Rome.

1822 F. L. Williams Hist. & Topogr. Descr. Anc. Verulam I. 154 The beautiful, but now neglected chapel of our Lady, was built during his abbacy.

1877 R. J. King in Academy 3 Nov. 438 The east window of Bristol is the work of Edmund Knowle, whose long abbacy ranged from 1306 to 1332.

1919 G. F. Browne Venerable Bede iii. 51 If his abbacy lasted ten years, he was still at Lindisfarne when Bede was born.

1962 J. Godfrey Church in Anglo-Saxon Eng. x. 160 After an abbacy of six years, marked by considerable austerity, she died of the plague in 679.

1998 Daily Tel. 10 Aug. 21/1 During his abbacy, he kept the Buckfast community abreast of changes in the outside world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	abbacy
释义	abbacyn. Brit. /ˈabəsi/, U.S. /ˈæbəsi/, Scottish English /ˈabəsɪ/ Forms: α. late Middle English abbasye, late Middle English– abbacy, 1500s abbasie, 1500s–1600s abbacie, 1500s–1600s abbacye, 1600s abbacee; Scottish pre-1700 abacie, pre-1700 abacye, pre-1700 abaseis (plural), pre-1700 abasie, pre-1700 abasy, pre-1700 abbacye, pre-1700 abbaseis (plural), pre-1700 abbasey, pre-1700 abbasie, pre-1700 abbasijs (plural), pre-1700 abbasy, pre-1700 abbasye, pre-1700 abbaysie, pre-1700 abeceis (plural), pre-1700 abecey, pre-1700 abesey, pre-1700 abesie, pre-1700 abisie, pre-1700 1700s abbace, pre-1700 1700s abbacie, pre-1700 1700s– abbacy, 1700s absay, 1800s abbacie. β. 1600s abbocie (Scottish), 1800s– abbocy. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French abbacie; Latin abbacia. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman abbacie, abbecie abbey (1393), benefice or office of an abbot or abbess (early 15th cent.) and its etymon post-classical Latin abbacia, abbatia abbey n.; compare -cy suffix. Compare earlier abbatie n., abbey n.The β. forms probably show remodelling by association with abbot n. Originally Scottish. 1. The benefice, jurisdiction, or office of an abbot or abbess. Also (Scottish): †an abbey (obsolete). Cf. abbotship n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > abbot > [noun] > office of abbotricOE abbatiea1300 abbeyc1300 abbotshipc1450 abbacy1469 abbotcy1814 abthanage1862 1469 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1469/1 The abbasys and priourys within the said diocii of Saintandr'. a1475 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Godstow Nunnery (1905) i. 30 (MED) The place of the abbey of Godstowe..& the advoydans of the seyd abbasye. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) vii. 723 Off byschaprykis, or abbasyis, Or ony kyrkis benefyis. a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in Dialog Experience & Courteour (1559) sig. Sij At Arbroith I began, Ane Abasie, of gret ryches and rent. 1562 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1879) I. 353 The haill temporall landis of the abbacie of Couper. 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 322 Who knoweth not, that a Canonship, Abbacy, Bishoprick, are but relations? 1691 Blount's Νομο-λεξικον (ed. 2) Abbacy (abbatia) is the same to an Abbot, as Bishoprick to a Bishop: We may call it his Paternity. 1703 in W. Fraser Earls of Cromartie (1876) I. 196 The absay of Lundores. 1770 Memorables Montgomeries 3 He built an abbacie. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations II. v. i. 390 The abbot..was elected by the monks of the monastery, at least in the greater part of abbacies . View more context for this quotation 1867 J. H. Todd tr. War of Gaedhil with Gaill 9 Turgeis himself usurped the abbacy of Ard Macha. 1924 E. M. Hulme Hist. Brit. People iv. 65 Henry filled all the vacant bishoprics and abbacies and recalled Anselm to his see. 1968 R. L. Benson et al. Imperial Lives 38 No longer were prelacies and abbacies to be at the disposal of the temporal lord and their resources at his services. 2005 M. Casey Unexciting Life 190 The idea that the function of the abbacy is to apply the rule to the present, to administer it with regard to concrete circumstances, is not new. 2. The term of office of an abbot or abbess. Cf. abbotship n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious superior > abbot > [noun] > office of > period of abbotship1631 abbacy1756 1756 A. Butler Lives Saints II. 49 During the thirty years of his abbacy he had the comfort to see many walk with fervour in his steps. 1794 W. Tindal Hist. Evesham 26 In the second year of Randulf's Abbacy Thomas, then dean, went with him to Rome. 1822 F. L. Williams Hist. & Topogr. Descr. Anc. Verulam I. 154 The beautiful, but now neglected chapel of our Lady, was built during his abbacy. 1877 R. J. King in Academy 3 Nov. 438 The east window of Bristol is the work of Edmund Knowle, whose long abbacy ranged from 1306 to 1332. 1919 G. F. Browne Venerable Bede iii. 51 If his abbacy lasted ten years, he was still at Lindisfarne when Bede was born. 1962 J. Godfrey Church in Anglo-Saxon Eng. x. 160 After an abbacy of six years, marked by considerable austerity, she died of the plague in 679. 1998 Daily Tel. 10 Aug. 21/1 During his abbacy, he kept the Buckfast community abreast of changes in the outside world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1469
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