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abeyance (noun)

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  • abeyance — ► NOUN (in phrase in/into abeyance) ▪ temporarily suspended or not used. ORIGIN from Old French abeer aspire after …   English terms dictionary

  • abeyance — abey·ance /ə bā əns/ n [Middle French abeance expectation (of a title or claimant), from abaer to expect, from a , prefix stressing result + baer to gape, aim at] 1: a lapse in the succession of property during which there is no person in whom… …   Law dictionary

  • abeyance — noun in abeyance something such as a custom, rule, or system that is in abeyance is not being used at the present time: fall into abeyance (=no longer be used) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • abeyance — noun /əˈbeɪəns/ a) Expectancy; condition of being undetermined. The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty one. b) Suspension; temporary suppression. Note: When there is no person… …   Wiktionary

  • abeyance — (n.) 1520s, from Anglo Fr. abeiance suspension, also expectation (especially in a lawsuit), from O.Fr. abeance aspiration, desire, noun of condition of abeer aspire after, gape from à at (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ba(y)er be open, from L. *batare …   Etymology dictionary

  • abeyance — noun expansion plans for the middle school are in abeyance Syn: in suspension, in a state of suspension, in a state of dormancy, in a state of uncertainty, in remission; pending, suspended, deferred, postponed, put off, put to one side,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • abeyance — noun Etymology: Anglo French, from Old French abaer to expect, await, literally, to gape, from a + baer to gape, yawn more at bay Date: 1640 1. a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested 2. temporary… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abeyance — /əˈbeɪəns / (say uh bayuhns) noun 1. temporary inactivity or suspension. 2. Law a state of waiting for the ascertainment of the person entitled to ownership: an estate in abeyance. –phrase 3. in abeyance, in an inactive or suspended state:… …  

  • abeyance — a|bey|ance [ ə beıəns ] noun FORMAL in abeyance not happening until later or not being used at the present time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • abeyance — UK [əˈbeɪəns] / US noun formal in abeyance …   English dictionary

  • abeyance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. suspension. See end, latency. Ant., renewal, operation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. suspension, cessation, inaction, intermission, pause, latency, remission, dormancy, quiescence. ANT.:… …   English dictionary for students

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