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abbey

ab·bey [ ábbee ] (plural ab·beys)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. monastery or convent: a building or buildings occupied by monks under an abbot, or nuns under an abbess, especially the church building

2. church: a church that is or was used by a community of monks or nuns

[13th century. < Old French ab(b)eïe< ecclesiastical Latin abbat- (see abbot)]
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