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abbacy

noun ab·ba·cy \ ˈa-bə-sē \
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Definition of abbacy

plural abbacies
: the office, dignity, jurisdiction, or tenure of an abbot

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Origin and Etymology of abbacy

Middle English abbathie, abbasye, borrowed from Anglo-French abbacie, abbathie, borrowed from Medieval Latin abbātia — more at abbey

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