[ab-ee] 
| 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. |
[ab-ee] | 1. | Edward, 1927–89, U.S. novelist and nature writer. |
| 2. | Edwin Austin, 1852–1911, U.S. painter and illustrator. |
| 3. | a female given name, form of Abigail. |
| ab·bey (āb'ē) n. pl. ab·beys
[Middle English, from Old French abaie, from Late Latin abbātia; see abbacy.] |
| Ab·bey (āb'ē) American artist who illustrated editions of Herrick and Shakespeare and painted the mural Quest of the Holy Grail (1890-1902). |
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