NOUN
  • Definition - Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
  • Example - The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one.
  • Definition - Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
  • Example - The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one.
  • Definition - Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
  • Example - The broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank.
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8 Letter Words
abeyance 15
4 Letter Words
abye 9 cyan 9 banc 8 eyen 7 eyne 7 yean 7 acne 6 bane 6 bean 6 been 6 bene 6 cane 6 nabe 6
3 Letter Words
aby 8 bay 8 bey 8 bye 8 cay 8 cab 7 any 6 aye 6 eye 6 nay 6 yea 6 yen 6 aba 5 ace 5 baa 5 ban 5 bee 5 ben 5 can 5 cee 5 nab 5 neb 5 ana 3 ane 3 nae 3 nee 3
2 Letter Words
by 7 ay 5 ya 5 ye 5 ab 4 ba 4 be 4 aa 2 ae 2 an 2 en 2 na 2 ne 2
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