Where does “abeiance” come from?

abeiance (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French abeance, from Old French abeër, from Late Latin bato.

abeiance (Anglo-Norman): legal expectation; Alternative form of abeance

Definitions

  1. legal expectation; Alternative form of abeance

Ancestry of “abeiance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchabeancedesire; want
2Old Frenchabeërto desire; to want; to covet
3Late Latinbato—

Words derived from “abeiance”

Every word from Late Latin bato →Every word from Old French abeër →Every word from Old French abeance →