Abbacy
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noun.
The office, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The office of an abbot; an abbot's dignity, rights, privileges, and jurisdiction.
noun.
An abbatial establishment; an abbey with all that pertains to it.
noun.
Also called
abbotcy
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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
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noun.
the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
Word Usage
"An event of his abbacy was the interment in Croyland church of the Saxon Earl Walthe of"