abeyance
abey.ance \*-'ba--*n(t)s\ n [MF abeance expectation, fr. abaer to desire, fr. a- + bae]r to yawn, fr. ML batare 1: a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested 2: temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION
Webster's English Dictionaryabey.ance \*-'ba--*n(t)s\ n [MF abeance expectation, fr. abaer to desire, fr. a- + bae]r to yawn, fr. ML batare 1: a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested 2: temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION