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abbey
English
Etymology
From A.D. 1250 in Middle English abbey, abbeye (“convent headed by an abbot”) (compare archaic English abbaye), itself borrowed from Old French abaïe, abbaïe, abeïe, abbeïe (Modern French abbaye) from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abb?tia, from Classical Latin abb?s (“abbot”). Doublet of abbacy. See abbot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æb.i/
- Rhymes: -æbi
Noun
abbey (plural abbeys)
- The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- The church of a monastery. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- (British) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.[Mid 16th century.]
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- cloister
- convent
- friary
- monastery
- nunnery
- priory
References
- abbey in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- bebay
Middle English
Alternative forms
- abbeye, abbeie, abbay, abbegh
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French abaie; from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abb?tia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?b?i?(?)/, /a?bi?(?)/
Noun
abbey (plural abbeyes)
- An abbey (a building or monastic institution).
- The church located inside a monastery.
- (rare) Abbotship; abbacy.
Descendants
- English: abbey
- Scots: abbey, aibey
References
- “abbeie, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-07.
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absey
English
Noun
absey (plural abseys)
- (obsolete) ABC; alphabet. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- (obsolete) Absey book; abecedary. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- (obsolete) An alphabetical acrostic list. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
Derived terms
- absey-book
References
Anagrams
- Basey, Basye, Bayes, abyes, besay, eBays
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