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abeyance
Pronunciation: &-'bA-&n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French abeance expectation, from abaer to desire, from a- + baer to yawn, from Medieval Latin batare
1 : temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION
2 : a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested