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A*bey"ance (&unr_;), n. [OF. abeance expectation, longing; a (L. ad) + baer, beer, to gape, to look with open mouth, to expect, F. bayer, LL. badare to gape.] 1. (Law) Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.
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&hand_; When there is no person in existence in whom an inheritance (or a dignity) can vest, it is said to be in abeyance, that is, in expectation; the law considering it as always potentially existing, and ready to vest whenever a proper owner appears. Blackstone.
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2. Suspension; temporary suppression.
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Keeping the sympathies of love and admiration in a dormant state, or state of abeyance. De Quincey.
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