ABEYANCE


Meaning of ABEYANCE in English

/ əˈbeɪəns; NAmE / noun

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IDIOMS

- in abeyance

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the legal sense): from Old French abeance aspiration to a title, from abeer aspire after, from a- towards + beer to gape.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.