abbey

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Synonyms: abbe, abey, abbed, absey, abbes, abby, abney, abbay

Antonyms: abbe, abey, abbed, absey, abbes, abby, abney, abbay

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Noun

1. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess. {{defdate|First attested around 1150 to 1350.}}<ref name=SOED/>
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. {{defdate|First attested around 1150 to 1350.}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=3}}</ref>
3. The church of a monastery. {{defdate|First attested around 1150 to 1350.}}<ref name=SOED/>
4. {{lb|en|British English}} A residence that was previously an [[abbatial]] building.<ref>{{R:RHCD|page=1}}</ref>{{defdate|Mid 16^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
5. {{lb|en|Somerset|dialect}} The [[abele]] or [[white poplar]] ({{taxfmt|Populus alba|species}}).

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|female|dimof=Abigail|from=Hebrew}}.
2. {{given name|en|male|dimof=Albert|from=Germanic languages}}.
3. {{surname|en|British}}.
4. {{lb|en|London}} [[Westminster Abbey]].
5. {{lb|en|Scotland}} The [[precincts]] of the Abbey of [[Holyrood]].
6. A [[place name]]:

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