Definition of abeyance

obtrusive Definition: (adjective) overly prominent. Petersons.com

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a·bey·ance    (-bns) KEY  

NOUN:

1. The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension: held the plan in abeyance.
2. Law A condition of undetermined ownership, as of an estate that has not yet been assigned.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French abeance, desire, from abaer, to gape at : a-, at (from Latin ad-; see ad- ) + baer, to gape ; see bay ²

OTHER FORMS:
a·beyant (Adjective)

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