abeyant
[ uh-bey-uh nt ]
/ əˈbeɪ ənt /
adjective
temporarily inactive, stopped, or suspended.
Origin of abeyant
First recorded in 1865–70;
abey(ance) +
-ant
Words nearby abeyant
Example sentences from the Web for abeyant
Peerages of Ireland, extinct and abeyant, alphabetically, according to Titles.
Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third, Volume 2 (of 2) |The Duke of BuckinghamExtinct and Abeyant Peerages of England, according to titles.
Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third, Volume 2 (of 2) |The Duke of Buckingham