
1) Estate of a churchman 2) Jurisdiction 3) Monastery office 4) Monastic jurisdiction 5) Monastic office 6) Tenure of abbot
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• (n.) The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
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Ab'ba·cy (ăb'bȧ*sȳ)
noun ;
plural Abbacies (-sĭz). [ Latin
abbatia , from
abbas ,
abbatis , abbot. See
Abbey .] The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
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[
n] - the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
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noun the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
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the rank, rights, privileges, or jurisdiction of an abbot. · the term of office of an abbot.
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