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Rareabeyance
The correct spelling is abeyance.
How to pronounce abeyance
/əˈbeɪ.əns/
nounIPA: /əˈbeɪ.əns/
Say it like: Abe-yan-se
The correct spelling is abeyance. Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. For example: "The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one."
Usage Examples
“The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one.”
“The broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank.”
Definition
noun
- 1.Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
- 2.Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
- 3.Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
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