Abeyance

Noun

Définitions

1.NounExpectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

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

2.NounSuspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.

3.NounExpectancy of a noble or armigeral title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

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

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