abeyance /ə-bāˈəns/ or abeyancy /-ən-si/

1. A state of suspension or temporary inactivity
2. The state of being without a claimant (eg of a peerage)

abeyˈant adjective

• St Ignatius's bean
• stilb
• stilbene
• stilbenes
• stilbestrol
• stilbestrols
• stilbite
• stilbites
• stilboestrol
• stilboestrols
• stilbs
• stile
• stiled
• stiles
• stilet
• stilets
• stiletto
• stilettoed
• stiletto heel
• stiletto-heeled
• stiletto heels
• stilettoing
• stilettos
• stiling
• still