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abbacy
 
SYLLABICATION:ab·ba·cy
PRONUNCIATION:  b-s
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. ab·ba·cies
The office, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English abbatie, from Late Latin abbtia, from abbs, abbt-, abbot. See abbot.
 
 
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  Abba Abbado, Claudio  
 
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