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abeyant
[ uh-bey-uhnt ]
adjective
- temporarily inactive, stopped, or suspended.
Word History and Origins
Origin of abeyant1
Example Sentences
Touring the pits with Ahlum was like visiting the abeyant ghosts of my childhood.
We stood, abeyant, ready to receive what shock fate should administer.
Peerages of Ireland, extinct and abeyant, alphabetically, according to Titles.
The wild romanticist, the lover of the strange and the lurid and the grotesque who created the "Symphonic Fantastique," never, perhaps, became entirely abeyant.
He was what was called at Hintock "a solid-going fellow;" he maintained his abeyant mood, not from want of reciprocity, but from a taciturn hesitancy, taught by life as he knew it.
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What does abeyant mean?
Abeyant describes something that is temporarily stopped or inactive.
Something that is abeyant is suspended with the possibility of continuing later. A car at a red light or a film that is on pause could be described as abeyant.
However, the term is mostly used figuratively or in specialized cases. An abeyant disease, for example, is one that has been temporarily dormant or inactive. An abeyant service is one that is temporarily unavailable.
In the law, when someone dies without specifying who will be the executor of their estate or who will inherit any property, that estate or property is said to be abeyant. In other words, it is without ownership until someone is identified as the next owner or executor.
A proceeding, decision, or any other aspect of the court of law can also be held abeyant for several reasons. For example, a case can be held abeyant if the parties wish to come to a temporary settlement but have the option to go back to court later.
Example: After Rini’s passing, the abeyant properties she owned were rented out by her family, which may bring legal trouble.
Where does abeyant come from?
The first records of the term abeyant come from around the 1860s. It ultimately comes from the Old French term abeance, meaning “a gaping at” or “an absence toward.”
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How is abeyant used in real life?
Abeyant is most often used within the field of estate law and the legal ownership of property.
The WWE COO @TripleH brings the abeyant @WWE Title to the ring, shakes @RandyOrton's hand, offers a shake to Bryan, which is rejected.
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) October 28, 2013
The biggest lie ever told was that we are the leaders of tomorrow. All it did was instill a sense of spectatorship, create a mindset of ease and has consequently let to an abeyant generation that believes they have no control today. Cheers to all those who choose to lead today👏🏾
— Ian Khonje ™ (@Ian_Khonje_) July 25, 2020
Abeyant music
suddenly sparks into life
at the needle's touch.#haiku— Bob Jones (@lostcitylondon) August 20, 2015
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True or False?
A law that is suspended until it is voted on is abeyant.
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