Definitions for abeyanceəˈbeɪ əns
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bey•anceəˈbeɪ əns(n.)
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension:
to hold a question in abeyance.
Law. the state of property whose title has not been vested in a known titleholder:
an estate in abeyance.
Category: Law
Origin of abeyance:
1520–30; < AF; OF abeance aspiration, lit., a gaping at or toward. See a -5, bay2, -ance
a•bey′ant(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
abeyance, suspension(noun)
temporary cessation or suspension
Wiktionary
abeyance(Noun)
Expectancy; condition of being undetermined; undetermined ownership; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
abeyance(Noun)
Suspension; temporary suppression.
abeyance(Noun)
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.
Origin: * First attested in 1528.
Webster Dictionary
Abeyance(noun)
expectancy; condition of being undetermined
Abeyance(noun)
suspension; temporary suppression
Translations for abeyance
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- opskortingAfrikaans
- تَعْلِيقْ، مُعَلَّقْArabic
- изчакванеBulgarian
- em suspensoPortuguese (BR)
- nerozhodnutýCzech
- in der SchwebeGerman
- stillet i beroDanish
- (σε) εκκρεμότηταGreek
- pendiente, en suspensoSpanish
- (ajutiselt) otsustamataEstonian
- تعلیق؛ بلاتکلیفیFarsi
- ratkaisun viipyminenFinnish
- en suspensFrench
- לִהַשאִיר תָּלוּי וְעוֹמדHebrew
- क्षणिक विरामHindi
- stanje neizvjesnostiCroatian
- függőbenHungarian
- tertundaIndonesian
- ófrágenginnIcelandic
- in sospesoItalian
- 未定Japanese
- (일시적) 중지, 정지Korean
- nežinioje, neišspręstaLithuanian
- neizšķirts; neatrisinātsLatvian
- dibiarkan begitu sajaMalay
- opschortingDutch
- i beroNorwegian
- w zawieszeniuPolish
- تعلیقPersian
- ځنډPashto
- em suspensoPortuguese
- în suspensieRomanian
- временное прекращениеRussian
- nerozhodnutýSlovak
- odložen na poznejeSlovenian
- neizvesnostSerbian
- anstånd, vilaSwedish
- การระงับไว้ชั่วคราวThai
- askıda, kullanmamaTurkish
- 暫停Chinese (Trad.)
- стан непевності; в невідомостіUkrainian
- التواء،Urdu
- sự hoãn lạiVietnamese
- 未定Chinese (Simp.)
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