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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abbey \Ab"bey\ ([a^]b"b[y^]), n.; pl. {Abbeys} (-b[i^]z). [OF.
     aba["i]e, abba["i]e, F. abbaye, L. abbatia, fr. abbas abbot.
     See {Abbot}.]
     1. A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded
        from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also,
        the monastic building or buildings.


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     Note: The men are called monks, and governed by an abbot; the
           women are called nuns, and governed by an abbess.
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     2. The church of a monastery.
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     Note: In London, the Abbey means 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.
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     Syn: Monastery; convent; nunnery; priory; cloister. See
          {Cloister}.
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