abbacy

[ ab-uh-see ]

/ ˈæb ə si /

noun, plural ab·ba·cies.

the rank, rights, privileges, or jurisdiction of an abbot.

the term of office of an abbot.

Origin of abbacy

1400–50; late Middle English abbacie, abbat(h)ie<Late Latin abbātia (cf. abbey), equivalent to abbāt- (see abbot) + -ia-ia

Words nearby abbacy

abattoir, abaxial, abaya, abb, Abba, abbacy, abba-dabba, Abbado, Abbai, Abbas, Abbas I

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Example sentences from the Web for abbacy

Turgeis himself is reported to have usurped the abbacy of Armagh.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7|Various
That event happened during the abbacy of Frederic, and was one which greatly influenced the learning of the monks.
Bibliomania in the Middle Ages|Frederick Somner Merryweather
This royal scholar had more books transcribed during his abbacy than any of his predecessors.
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur
When Malachy secured possession of the see he remained long enough in Armagh to establish himself in the abbacy.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh|H. J. Lawlor

The tower was built by Clement Lichfield in the last years of his abbacy, and hardly finished at his resignation in 1539.
Evesham|Edmund H. New

British Dictionary definitions for abbacy

abbacy

/ (ˈæbəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess

Word Origin for abbacy

C15: from Church Latin abbātia, from abbāt- abbot

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单词	abbacy
释义	abbacy [ ab-uh-see ] / ˈæb ə si / noun, plural ab·ba·cies. the rank, rights, privileges, or jurisdiction of an abbot. the term of office of an abbot. Origin of abbacy 1400–50; late Middle English abbacie, abbat(h)ie<Late Latin abbātia (cf. abbey), equivalent to abbāt- (see abbot) + -ia-ia Words nearby abbacy abattoir, abaxial, abaya, abb, Abba, abbacy, abba-dabba, Abbado, Abbai, Abbas, Abbas I Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for abbacy Turgeis himself is reported to have usurped the abbacy of Armagh. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7\|Various That event happened during the abbacy of Frederic, and was one which greatly influenced the learning of the monks. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages\|Frederick Somner Merryweather This royal scholar had more books transcribed during his abbacy than any of his predecessors. The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.\|E. Rameur When Malachy secured possession of the see he remained long enough in Armagh to establish himself in the abbacy. St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh\|H. J. Lawlor The tower was built by Clement Lichfield in the last years of his abbacy, and hardly finished at his resignation in 1539. Evesham\|Edmund H. New British Dictionary definitions for abbacy abbacy / (ˈæbəsɪ) / noun plural -cies the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess Word Origin for abbacy C15: from Church Latin abbātia, from abbāt- abbot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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