Sentence:  Note: Under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 all territorial claims are held under <WSD>abeyance</WSD> in the interest of international co-operation for scientific purposes. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. (Late 16th century)<ref name=SOED>(page=4)</ref>