How do you use Abbacy in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like jurisdiction, plus the exact meaning.
Abbacy in a sentence
Abbacy meaning
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
Synonyms of Abbacy
Using Abbacy
- The main meaning on this page is: The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
- Useful related words include: jurisdiction.
- In the example corpus, abbacy often appears in combinations such as: the abbacy, abbacy of.
Context around Abbacy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abbacy
- In this selection, "abbacy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include leaving the abbacy of tavistock and the abbacy of santa. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abbacy" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abbacy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Knowles Monastic Order in England p. 72 Even after leaving the abbacy of Tavistock, he continued to hold two properties from the abbey until his death. (26 words)
The abbacy of Santa Maria di Bonarcado contained more central, upland regions where a pastoral economy dominated and women were less economically useful; among children in that region, sex ratios are highly skewed in favour of men. (37 words)
The abbacy of Santa Maria di Bonarcado contained more central, upland regions where a pastoral economy dominated and women were less economically useful; among children in that region, sex ratios are highly skewed in favour of men. (37 words)
Knowles Monastic Order in England p. 72 Even after leaving the abbacy of Tavistock, he continued to hold two properties from the abbey until his death. (26 words)
Example sentences (2)
Knowles Monastic Order in England p. 72 Even after leaving the abbacy of Tavistock, he continued to hold two properties from the abbey until his death.
The abbacy of Santa Maria di Bonarcado contained more central, upland regions where a pastoral economy dominated and women were less economically useful; among children in that region, sex ratios are highly skewed in favour of men.
Common combinations with abbacy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the abbacy 2×
- abbacy of 2×