Abeyance

a·bey·ance [uh-bey-uhns]
noun
1. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while.
Law
2. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder: an estate in abeyance.
==Origin==
1520–30; < Anglo-French; Old French abeance aspiration, literally, a gaping at or toward.
==Other Meanings==
===World English Dictionary===
abeyance (əˈbeɪəns) 
 
— n (usually preceded by in or into )
1. a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
2. ( usually preceded by in ) law an indeterminate state of ownership, as when the person entitled to an estate has not been ascertained
 
a'beyant
 
— adj
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