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< Abba

Abbado, Claudio >

ab·ba·cy

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NOUN:
pl. ab·ba·cies

The office, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English abbatie, from Late Latin abbtia, from abbs , abbt-, abbot ; see abbot

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