| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| abbacy |
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| 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 abb tia, from abb s, abb t-, abbot. See abbot.
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