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| ab·bey [ ábbee ] (plural ab·beys) |
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1. monastery or convent: a building or buildings occupied by monks under an abbot, or nuns under an abbess, especially the church building
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2. church: a church that is or was used by a community of monks or nuns
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| [13th century. < Old French ab(b)eïe< ecclesiastical Latin abbat- (see abbot)] |
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