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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 Frenchabeër—
3Late Latinbato—

Words derived from “abeiance”

  • abeyance
  • abeyancy
Every word from Late Latin bato →