abbacy

== English == === Alternative forms === abbatie (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English abbathie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of abbey and Opatija. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.ə.si/ === Noun === abbacy (plural abbacies) The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] Synonyms: abbotry, abbotcy (rare), abbotric (obsolete) Coordinate terms: prioracy, curacy, parsonship, parsonhood, rectorship, vicarship, priestship, priesthood ==== Related terms ==== abbé; more at abbot § Related terms ==== Translations ==== === References === == Scots == === Alternative forms === abbasy, abbacie === Etymology === From Middle English abbathie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of aibey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑbəsi/ === Noun === abbacy abbey === References === “abbacy, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.