ABBACY


Meaning of ABBACY in English

/ab"euh see/ , n. , pl. abbacies .

1. the rank, rights, privileges, or jurisdiction of an abbot.

2. the term of office of an abbot.

[ 1400-50; late ME abbacie, abbat ( h ) ie abbatia (cf. ABBEY), equiv. to abbat- (see ABBOT) + -ia -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .