abeyance

8 letters · noun · scores 2,200 in SpellHuntr

noun

temporary cessation or suspension

Abeyance in a sentence

The proceeds of the estate shall be held in abeyance in an escrow account until the minor reaches age twenty-one.

The broad pennant of a commodore first class has been in abeyance since 1958, together with the rank.

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