abeyance

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Synonyms: obeyance, abeyancy, abidance, abeyant, abearance, aberrance, abodance, amenance, beyonce, abeyances

Antonyms: obeyance, abeyancy, abidance, abeyant, abearance, aberrance, abodance, amenance, beyonce, abeyances

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|legal}} [[expectancy|Expectancy]]; a condition when an ownership of real property is [[undetermined]]; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. {{defdate|Late 16^th century}}<ref name=SOED>{{R:SOED5|page=4}}</ref>
2. [[suspension|Suspension]]; temporary [[suppression]]; dormant condition. {{defdate|Mid 17^th century}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. [[expectancy|Expectancy]] of a noble or armigeral title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

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