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NOUN:
pl. ab·beys

A monastery supervised by an abbot.
A convent supervised by an abbess.
A church that is or once was part of a monastery or convent.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French abaie, from Late Latin abbtia ; see abbacy

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