abbacyEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishabbacy /ˈabəsi / ▸ 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).
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