Definition of Abbeys

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abbey
n. monastery administered by an abbot; church belonging to a monastery

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Abbeys Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Abbeys
(pl. )
of Abbey
  

WordNet 2.0
abbey
Noun
1. a church associated with a monastery or convent
(hypernym) church, church building
2. a convent ruled by an abbess
(hypernym) convent
3. a monastery ruled by an abbot
(hypernym) monastery

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Abbeys Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Abbeys Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Abbey
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For other uses, see Abbey (disambiguation)
An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived from Syriac abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community. A nunnery is a convent of nuns.

Some cities were ruled by heads of a certain abbey. For more information, see abbey-principality.


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