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abbacy

 
Dictionary: ab·ba·cy   (ăb'ə-sē) pronunciation

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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Meaning #1: the jurisdiction or office of an abbot


 
 
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