abbacy [
'æbəsɪ]
n. 修道院院长的职位(或管区、任期)
abbacy[ noun ]
the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
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Abbacy \Ab"ba*cy\ ([a^]b"b[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Abbacies}
(-s[i^]z). [L. abbatia, fr. abbas, abbatis, abbot. See
{Abbey}.]
The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.