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

• tapestry moth
• tapestry moths
• tapet
• tapeta
• tapetal
• tapeti
• tape-tied
• tapetis
• tape transport
• tape transports
• tapets
• tapetum
• tapeworm
• tapeworms
• taphephobia
• taphephobias
• taphonomic
• taphonomical
• taphonomies
• taphonomist
• taphonomists
• taphonomy
• taphophobia
• taphophobias
• taphouse