abbey
abbey definition
ab·bey (ab′ē)
noun
- a monastery headed by an abbot, or a convent of nuns headed by an abbess
- the monks or nuns in such a place, collectively
- a church or building belonging to an abbey
Etymology: ME abbeie < OFr abaie < LL(Ec) abbatia, abbacy
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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