Definitions for abeyance
əˈbeɪ ənsabeyance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. abeyance, suspensionnoun

   temporary cessation or suspension

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. abeyancenoun

   Expectancy; condition of being undetermined; undetermined ownership; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.

2. abeyancenoun

   Suspension; temporary suppression.

3. abeyancenoun

   Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

   The broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank.

4. Etymology: * First attested in 1528.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abeyancenoun

   This word, in Littleton, cap. Discontinuance, is thus used. The right of fee-simple lieth in abeyance, when it is all only in the remembrance, intendment, and consideration of the law. The frank tenement of the glebe of the parsonage, is in no man during the time that the parsonage is void, but is in abeyance. John Cowell

   Etymology: from the French aboyer, allatrare, to bark at.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abeyance

   Abeyance (from the Old French abeance meaning "gaping") is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can be applied only to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly may not vest. For example, an estate is granted to A for life, with remainder to the heir of B. During B's lifetime, the remainder is in abeyance, for until the death of A it is uncertain who is B's heir. Similarly the freehold of a benefice, on the death of the incumbent, is said to be in abeyance until the next incumbent takes possession.The term hold in abeyance is used in lawsuits and court cases when a case is temporarily put on hold.

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1. abeyance

   Abeyance is a state of temporary disuse or suspension. It refers to a situation where the rightful owner or recipient is not yet decided or something is paused or postponed until a future date. It is often used in a legal context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abeyancenoun

   expectancy; condition of being undetermined

2. Abeyancenoun

   suspension; temporary suppression

3. Etymology: [OF. abeance expectation, longing; a (L. ad) + baer, beer, to gape, to look with open mouth, to expect, F. bayer, LL. badare to gape.]

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1. Abeyance

   Abeyance is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly may not vest. For example, an estate is granted to A for life, with remainder to the heir of B. During B's lifetime, the remainder is in abeyance, for until the death of B it is uncertain who is B's heir. Similarly the freehold of a benefice, on the death of the incumbent, is said to be in abeyance until the next incumbent takes possession.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Abeyance

   a-bā′ans, n. a state of suspension or expectation: temporary inactivity—also Abey′ancy.—The v. to Abey is rare. [Fr.—à (—L. ad, to), and bayer, to gape in expectation, from imitative root ba, to gape.]

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1. abeyance

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How to pronounce abeyance?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abeyance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abeyance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of abeyance in a Sentence

1. Robert J. Sawyer:

   The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore.

2. Robert J. Sawyer, "Calculating God", 2000:

   The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance; the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore.

3. Alexis Tsipras:

   We have a historic responsibility that this deal is not held in abeyance, and I am confident that we will manage it.

4. John Boehner:

   That bill is going to sit in abeyance until we can come to some resolution on this.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=abeyance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abeyance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=abeyance
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abeyance
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abeyance
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=abeyance
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=abeyance