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| a·bey·ance [ ə báy ənss ] |
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1. suspension of activity: temporary inactivity or nonoperation
 a law that has been in abeyance for some time
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2. ownership unestablished: a condition in which legal ownership of an estate has not been established
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| [Late 16th century. < Old French abeance "expectation, desire" < abaer "desire" < baer "gape" < medieval Latin batare] |
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| a·bey·ant adjective |
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