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

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