abeyance
Because it is a word with a single syllable, abeyance is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofabeyance
- Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
Example: "The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one."
- Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
- Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.
Example: "The broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank."
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