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The correct spelling is abbey.
How to pronounce abbey
/ˈæb.i/
nounIPA: /ˈæb.i/
Say it like: Abb-ee
The correct spelling is abbey. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
- 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.
- 3.The church of a monastery.
- 4.A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
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