abbacy
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ab·ba·cy
(ăb'ə-sē) 
n., pl., -cies.
The office, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
n., pl., -cies.
The office, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
[Middle English abbatie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbāt-, abbot. See abbot.]
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