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abbey

noun

ab·​bey ˈa-bē How to pronounce abbey (audio)
plural abbeys
1
a
: a monastery ruled by an abbot
b
: a convent ruled by an abbess
2
: an abbey church

Example Sentences

the monks in the abbey grow all their own vegetables
Recent Examples on the Web Inside the abbey, 2,000 guests will be assembled when the coffin arrives. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Boyle joined the abbey, made his final monastic vows in 1956 and was ordained a priest in 1967. The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 During Wangler's time as abbot, the abbey launched a multi-million dollar capital campaign, endured a pandemic and launched its own craft beer. Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2022 On the day of my visit, the abbey was deceptively empty—not because of any inactivity but because of how widely the monks travel. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 In 1191 the monks of Glastonbury Abbey dug up a pair of skeletons in their churchyard and touted them as the remains of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere—a clever hoax to draw paying tourists to the abbey. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Last month, with the pandemic on the wane and restrictions eased, the queen shrugged off recent health issues to attend a service of thanksgiving for Philip at Westminster Abbey, entering the abbey on the arm of Andrew, her second son. Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022 Last month, with the pandemic on the wane and restrictions eased, the queen shrugged off recent health issues to attend a service of thanksgiving for Philip at Westminster Abbey, entering the abbey on the arm of Andrew, her second son. Danica Kirka, ajc, 21 Apr. 2022 Seventeen-year-old Marie de France is cast out of the royal court to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey in medieval Europe and finds purpose and love in her newfound devotion to the sisters. Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English abbeye, abbay, borrowed from Anglo-French abeie, abbaye, borrowed from Medieval Latin abbātia "abbacy, abbey," from Late Latin abbāt-, abbās abbot + Latin -ia -y entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of abbey was in the 14th century

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