Abeyance

[a·bey·ance]

An abeyance is a temporary halt to something, with the emphasis on "temporary." It is usually used with the word "in" or "into"; "in abeyance" suggests a state of waiting or holding.

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Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.

Noun
temporary cessation or suspension


n.
Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.

n.
Suspension; temporary suppression.


Abeyance

A*bey"ance , 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. &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. 2. Suspension; temporary suppression.
Keeping the sympathies of love and admiration in a dormant state, or state of abeyance.

Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.

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