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

• crout
• crouts
• crow
• Crow
• crowbar
• crowbars
• crowberries
• crowberry
• crow-bill
• crow boot
• crow boots
• crowd
• crowded
• crowdedness
• crowder
• crowders
• crowdfunding
• crowdie
• crowdies
• crowding
• crowd out
• crowd-pleaser
• crowd-pleasers
• crowd-puller
• crowd-pullers