Definitions for Abbey

Abbey ab·bey

Spelling: [ab-ee]
IPA: /ˈæb i/

Abbey is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 34 anagrams from letters in Abbey (abbey).

Definitions for Abbey

noun

  1. a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess.
  2. the group of buildings comprising such a monastery or convent.
  3. the church of an abbey.
  4. Edward, 1927–89, U.S. novelist and nature writer.
  5. Edwin Austin, 1852–1911, U.S. painter and illustrator.
  6. a female given name, form of Abigail.

Origin of Abbey

1200-50; Middle English abbey(e) Old French abeie Late Latin abbātia abbacy

Examples for Abbey

Maria sings "My Favorite Things" in the abbey to Mother Abbess, not to the children.

Henry's body was carried home, and buried in the abbey of Hales.

Every day, I drove from my flat in Mayfair to abbey Road in joyous expectation of what magic I would be participating in that day.

Well, obvious not in abbey Road Studios—as abbeys, Roads, and Studios were not existing 250.000.000 Years ago.

His spirit must be chastened, as must that of many more in this abbey.

Here, Chilvers, I want you to do a couple of columns on that stunt at the abbey this morning!

They may have been removed there from the abbey for safety at the time of the dissolution.

It would take until 1969 to get the stone at the abbey, and the death was to be anything but “happy.”

She considered becoming a nun in a French abbey that was once liberated by her grandfather.

abbey was fetched immediately, but he only arrived in time to see me on the block.

Word Value for Abbey
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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