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• Abbacy — may refer to:* The office of an abbot * Territorial abbacy (territorial abbey) * Prince abbacy …   Wikipedia

• abbacy — n. (pl. ies) the office, jurisdiction, or period of office of an abbot or abbess. Etymology: ME f. eccl.L abbacia f. abbat ABBOT …   Useful english dictionary

• abbacy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: Middle English abbatie, from Late Latin abbatia Date: 15th century the office, dignity, jurisdiction, or tenure of an abbot …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• abbacy — [ abəsi] noun (plural abbacies) the office of an abbot or abbess. Origin ME: from eccles. L. abbacia, from abbas, abbat (see abbot) …   English new terms dictionary

• abbacy — /ˈæbəsi/ (say abuhsee) noun (plural abbacies) the office, jurisdiction or tenure of an abbot or abbess. {variant of Middle English abbatie, from Late Latin abbātia} …  

• The Abbey of Bursfeld —     The Abbey of Bursfeld     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Abbey of Bursfeld     In the Middle Ages on of the most celebrated Benedictine monasteries in Germany was the Abbey of Bursfeld, Situated directly west of Göttingen, on the River Weser,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Abbacy — Office of either an abbot or abbess; the Latin form is abbatia …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• abbacy — /ab euh see/, n., pl. abbacies. 1. the rank, rights, privileges, or jurisdiction of an abbot. 2. the term of office of an abbot. [1400 50; late ME abbacie, abbat(h)ie < LL abbatia (cf. ABBEY), equiv. to abbat (see ABBOT) + ia IA] * * * …   Universalium

• abbacy — ab•ba•cy [[t]ˈæb ə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) rel the rank, rights, or jurisdiction of an abbot 2) rel the term of office of an abbot • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < LL abbātia (cf. abbey) =abbāt (see abbot) + ia …   From formal English to slang

• St. George's Abbey in the Black Forest — (Kloster Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald) was a Benedictine monastery in St. Georgen im Schwarzwald in the southern Black Forest in Baden Württemberg, Germany.HistoryFoundation to ReformationThe monastery was founded in 1084 ndash;85 in the Black… …   Wikipedia

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