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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: abeyanceOne entry found. Main Entry: abey·ance Pronunciation: \ə-ˈbā-ən(t)s\ Function: noun Etymology: Anglo-French, from Old French abaer to expect, await, literally, to gape, from a- + baer to gape, yawn — more at BAY Date: 1640 1 : a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested — abey·ant \-ənt\ adjective 
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