Associations to the word «Abeyance»

Wiktionary

ABEYANCE, noun. (legal) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]
ABEYANCE, noun. Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition. [Mid 17th century]
ABEYANCE, noun. (heraldry) Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

Dictionary definition

ABEYANCE, noun. Temporary cessation or suspension.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis