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abbey (iou)



abbey noun. ['abi] ME.

The jurisdiction or office of an abbot or abbess. ME.
A community of monks governed by an abbot or of nuns governed by an abbess. ME.
The building(s) occupied by such a community. ME.
b. A church or house that was once an abbey or part of one. M16.
Comb.: abbey-lubber a lazy monk (used after the Reformation).