abeyant
/əˈbeɪ.ənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.06 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Being in a state of abeyance; suspended.
Example Sentences
- "This statute, and that in favour of the heirs general before mentioned, would of themselves, it is submitted, establish that the barony of Slane, was neither a peerage in fee nor a palatine honor. Had it been the former, it would have become abeyant between the heirs general: had it been the latter, it would have been annihilated by the non-possession of the lands."
- "In abeyant intractable conflicts violence is suspended, or "frozen" (i.e., they have gone into remission), usually because a third party is willing and able to guarantee the terms of a negotiated cease-fire—a cease-fire that may also include the broad outlines of a political settlement."
- "So even where extraordinary circumstances render civilian courts abeyant, the civilian law must be reintroduced as soon as the emergency ends."
- "Having placed an abeyant death sentence on Corde's head, he turned his attention to Bose, who, for his part, looked vapid and without a shred of malice or machinatory instinct about him, a soft toy in the great department store of life."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbeɪ.ənt/
- British English: /əˈbeɪ.ənt/
Inflected Forms
more abeyant (comparative)
most abeyant (superlative)