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Abbey

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A monastery or convent for the use of an association of religious per. having an abbot or abbess to preside over them.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A society of religious persons, having an abbot or abbess to preside over them.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A society of religious persons, having an abbot or abbess to preside over them.