noun

abeyance

/əˈbeɪ.əns/ abey·ance 2 syllables

Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, o…

Word facts

Part of speech noun
Syllables 2
Letters 8
Starts with A

Definition of Abeyance

Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.

Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.

Example sentences

  1. 1

    The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one.

  2. 2

    The broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank.

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