Definition of Abbacy. Meaning of Abbacy. Synonyms of Abbacy

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Definition of Abbacy

Abbacy
Abbacy Ab"ba*cy ([a^]b"b[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. Abbacies (-s[i^]z). [L. abbatia, fr. abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbey.] The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.

Meaning of Abbacy from wikipedia

- Abbacy may refer to: The office of an abbot Territorial abbacy, a territorial jurisdiction in the Catholic church Prince-abbacy, secular territory ruled...
- A territorial abbey (or territorial abbacy) is a particular church of the Catholic Church comprising defined territory which is not part of a diocese but...
- In the Holy Roman Empire, a prince-abbot (German: Fürstabt) was the cleric who headed a princely abbey. The prince-abbot had a seat and an individual vote...
- Prüm Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey in Prüm, now in the diocese of Trier (Germany), founded by the Frankish widow Bertrada the elder and her son Charibert...
- The Territorial Abbacy of Santa Maria of Grottaferrata is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction which administers the Byzantine Rite Abbey of Saint Mary in Grottaferrata...
- and women religious—made any church activity in the abbacy impossible. However the Territorial Abbacy of Tokwon is formally still kept as one of the few...
- Kornelimünster Abbey (German: Benediktinerabtei Kornelimünster), also known as Abbey of the Abbot Saint Benedict of Aniane and Pope Cornelius, is a Benedictine...
- Lay abbot (Latin: abbatocomes, abbas laicus, abbas miles, lit. '"abbot-count, lay abbot, abbot-soldier"') is a name used to designate a layman on whom...
- Fulda (German pronunciation: [ˈfʊlda]) (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative...
- New Norcia (/ˈnɔːsiə/) is a town in Western Australia, 132 km (82 mi) north of Perth, near the Great Northern Highway. It is situated next to the banks...