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Abbey vs Abby - What's the difference?

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Abby is a alternative form of abbey.



As proper nouns the difference between abbey and abby

is that abbey is {{given name|female|diminutive=Abigail}} while Abby is {{given name|female|diminutive=Abigail}}, also used as a formal given name.

As a noun abbey

is the office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.

abbey

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
    • 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.
  • (UK) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
  • (capitalized) In London, the Abbey is short for Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood.

    • Related terms

    * abbeystead * archabbey * archabbot

    See also

    * cloister * convent * friary * monastery * nunnery * priory

    References

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    abby

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Abbe * Abbey * Abbi * Abbie * Abi

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , also used as a formal given name.

    • Anagrams

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