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abbacy

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
abbacy /ˈabəsē, ˈæbəsi /
▸ noun
(plural abbacies)
the office or period of office of an abbot or abbess:
the abbacy of Ely was vacant
he made several notable improvements during his short abbacy.
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from ecclesiastical Latin abbacia, from abbas, abbat- (see abbot).