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abeyance
noun
abey·ance ə-ˈbā-ən(t)s 
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When should you use abeyance?
Abeyance comes from Old French baer, meaning "to have the mouth wide open," which was joined with the prefix a- to form abaer, a verb meaning "to open wide," and, in later Anglo-French usage, "to expect or await." There followed Anglo-French abeyance, which referred to a state of expectation—specifically, a person's expectation of inheriting a title or property. The word, in English, was then applied for the expectation to the property itself: a property or title "in abeyance" is in temporary limbo, waiting to be claimed by a rightful heir or owner.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
our weekend plans were held in abeyance until we could get a weather forecast
Recent Examples on the Web The commission has recommended the Arkansas Supreme Court suspend Bourne for 90 days, with 75 days held in abeyance for a year on the condition the judge follows remedial measures. 
Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2022 For me, the puzzle’s delights continue to reside in the contradictions of the grid, holding the limitless signifying power of language in temporary abeyance. Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021 Plans to build a next-generation frigate at a second yard, which Ingalls had a good chance of winning, now are in abeyance, as are plans to build a next-generation destroyer. Loren Thompson, Forbes, 13 May 2022 In effect, all pending cases in various courts have been held in abeyance. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 10 May 2022 This is science fiction that keeps its science largely in abeyance, as dark matter for a story about loneliness, grief and finding purpose. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 Three weeks later, Dayspring and his business associates addressed the Board of Supervisors during the public comment period, urging the county to again extend the abeyance. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2021 Here’s a look at some of the tougher possible penalties that U.S. leaders are holding in abeyance — while watching for new Russian steps against Ukraine. Ellen Knickmeyer And Fatima Hussein, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2022 Hope and anticipation have not gone dormant, have not settled in abeyance, just in impatience. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022 See More
Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2022 For me, the puzzle’s delights continue to reside in the contradictions of the grid, holding the limitless signifying power of language in temporary abeyance. Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021 Plans to build a next-generation frigate at a second yard, which Ingalls had a good chance of winning, now are in abeyance, as are plans to build a next-generation destroyer. Loren Thompson, Forbes, 13 May 2022 In effect, all pending cases in various courts have been held in abeyance. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 10 May 2022 This is science fiction that keeps its science largely in abeyance, as dark matter for a story about loneliness, grief and finding purpose. Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2022 Three weeks later, Dayspring and his business associates addressed the Board of Supervisors during the public comment period, urging the county to again extend the abeyance. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2021 Here’s a look at some of the tougher possible penalties that U.S. leaders are holding in abeyance — while watching for new Russian steps against Ukraine. Ellen Knickmeyer And Fatima Hussein, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2022 Hope and anticipation have not gone dormant, have not settled in abeyance, just in impatience. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Anglo-French abeyaunce "absence of a claimant or owner, lapse in succession," from abaer, abair "to open wide" (from a-, prefix in transitive verbs—from Latin ad- ad- — + baer, baier "to have the mouth wide open, gape, pant," from Vulgar Latin *batāre, perhaps of imitative origin) + -ance -ance
First Known Use
circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of abeyance was circa 1530 Phrases Containing abeyance
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