abeyant

 [uh-bey-uhnt]  

a·bey·ant

   [uh-bey-uhnt]
adjective
temporarily inactive, stopped, or suspended.
Origin:
1865–70; abey(ance) + -ant
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Abeyant is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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abeyance (əˈbeɪəns)
 
—n (usually preceded by in or into)
1.  a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
2.  (usually preceded by in) law an indeterminate state of ownership, as when the person entitled to an estate has not been ascertained
 
[C16-17: from Anglo-French, from Old French abeance expectation, literally a gaping after, a reaching towards]
 
a'beyant
 
—adj

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