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Abbey

/ˈæb.i/

The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.

📖 Definitions of "Abbey"

noun
  1. 1

    The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.

  2. 2

    A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.

  3. 3

    The church of a monastery.

  4. 4

    A residence that was previously an abbatial building.

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