Definition of abbey

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< Abbevillian

Abbey, Edwin Austin >

ab·bey    (b) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. ab·beys

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

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

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