transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈbā-ən(t)s ]
noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, from Old French abaer to expect, await, literally, to gape, from a- + baer to gape, yawn — more at bay
Date: 1640
1. : a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested
2. : temporary inactivity : suspension
• abey·ant -ənt adjective