ABEYANCE
8 letters
15 Scrabble points
/əˈbeɪ.əns/
Definition of ABEYANCE
noun
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Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
"The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one."
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Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
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Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
"The broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank."
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
A
B
E
Y
A
N
C
E
Length
8 letters
Scrabble Score
15 points