abbey
/ˈæbi/ nom B2En français : abbaye
- The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
- A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings. · Near-synonym: convent· From 1199 to 1203 William Punchard was the abbot of the abbey of Rievaulx, which was part of the Cistercian order of monks.
- The church of a monastery.
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Dans la bibliothèque
Speaking of Rachel reminds me--did you hear anything about the Abbey Bank lately, Anne?”
Abbey was a great friend of father’s and he’d always banked with him.
It contained an account of the failure of the Abbey Bank.
It happened that at the moment I was clearing up the case which my friend Watson has described as that of the Abbey School, in which the Duke of Greyminster was so deeply involved.
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