Home › Words › A › abbacyabbacy/ˈæb.ə.si/abbacy means the dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.abbacy is pronounced /ˈæb.ə.si/.EtymologyFrom Middle English abbathie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of abbey and Opatija.nounThe dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.abbotcy 83% match — Abbacy; office of abbot (superior of a monastery). vs abbacy →abbey 82% match — The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess. vs abbacy →abbotship 79% match — The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy. vs abbacy →abbotric 79% match — An abbacy. vs abbacy →abbatial 76% match — Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess. vs abbacy →abbotry 75% match — The position of abbot. vs abbacy →abthanery 72% match — Synonym of abbacy. vs abbacy →abbot 68% match — The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. vs abbacy →