Definition of Abeiance
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.
&fist; 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.
De Quincey.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Law): Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.
Note: 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
- Suspension; temporary suppression.
Quotations
*Keeping the sympathies of love and admiration in a dormant state, or state of abeyance. - De Quincey
- (Heraldry) Expectancy of a title, it's right in existence but its exercise suspended.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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