abbey
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i noun, plural ab·beys.
1.
a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess.
2.
the group of buildings comprising such a monastery or convent.
3.
the church of an abbey.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a building inhabited by a community of monks or nuns governed by an abbot or abbess |
| 2. | a church built in conjunction with such a building |
| 3. | such a community of monks or nuns |
| [C13: via Old French abeie from Church Latin abbātia | |
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Word Origin & History
abbey
mid-13c., "convent headed by an abbot or abbess," from Anglo-Fr. abbeie, from O.Fr. abaie, from L.L. abbatia, from abbas (gen. abbatis); see abbot.
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The palace was built around a quadrangle, situated west of the abbey cloister.
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