different between abeyance vs postpone

English

Etymology

First attested in 1528. From Anglo-Norman abeiance (“legal expectation”), from Old French abeance (“desire”) from abeër (“to gape at, aspire after”), abaer, abair (“to desire”), from a (“to”) + baër (“to gape”), bair (“yawn”), from Medieval Latin bat? (“to yawn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??be?.?ns/

Noun

abeyance (countable and uncountable, plural abeyances)

1. (law) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16^th century]
2. Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. [Mid 17^th century]
3. (heraldry) Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

Translations

References

English

Etymology

From Latin postp?n? (“I put after; I postpone”) from post (“after”) + p?n? (“I put; I place”), compare forestall.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /po?st?po?n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Verb

postpone (third-person singular simple present postpones, present participle postponing, simple past and past participle postponed)

1. To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

   Synonyms: defer, delay, forestay, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend, posticipate

   Antonyms: advance, hasten, prepone (India), antedate, bring forward, expedite

Coordinate terms

• adjourn

Translations

Latin

Verb

postp?ne

1. second-person singular present active imperative of postp?n?

Spanish

Verb

postpone

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of postponer.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of postponer.