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abbey

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  1. cloister              
 
ab.bey \'ab-e-\ n [ME, fr. OF abai:e, fr. LL abbatia abbey, fr. abbat-, 
   abb]as 1a: a monastery ruled by an abbot  1b: a convent ruled by an abbess  
   2: an abbey church