abbey

Noun

abbey (plural abbeys)

1. A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.

   "The old abbot was nicknamed "The Abbot of Misrule" for having mismanaged the abbey."

2. The church of a monastery.
3. In London, the Abbey is short for Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood. The name is also retained for a private residence on the site of an abbey; as, Newstead Abbey, the residence of Lord Byron.

5 letters in word "abbey": A B B E Y.

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