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əns noun
1.
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while.
2.
Law. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder: an estate in abeyance.
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| —n (usually preceded by in | |
| 1. | a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily |
| 2. | ( |
| [C16-17: from Anglo-French, from Old French abeance expectation, literally a gaping after, a reaching towards] | |
| a'beyant | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
abeyance
1520s, from Anglo-Fr. abeiance "suspension," also "expectation (especially in a lawsuit)," from O.Fr. abeance "aspiration, desire," noun of condition of abeer "aspire after, gape" from à "at" + ba(y)er "be open," from L. *batare "to yawn, gape" (see abash). Originally
in O.Fr. a legal term, "condition of a person in expectation or hope of receiving property;" it turned around in Eng. law to mean "condition of property temporarily without an owner" (1650s). Root baer is also the source of English bay (2) "recessed space," as in "bay window."
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Example sentences
Prosecutors often hold such lesser charges in abeyance for six months and then dismiss them if defendants stay out of trouble.
Royal ceremonies had fallen into abeyance, and the throne's political influence had atrophied.
This proceeding was held in abeyance pending outcome of the antitrust suit.
Since then, his famous temper has been in abeyance.
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