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Plural of abbey

regular plural

The plural of abbey is abbeys.

Forms of abbey

Singularabbey /ˈæbi/
Pluralabbeys /ˈæb.iz/
Countablecountable

Meaning of abbey

  1. noun The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
  2. noun A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
  3. noun The church of a monastery.

Full definition of abbey

Questions about the plural of abbey

What is the plural of abbey?
The plural of abbey is abbeys.
Is abbey countable?
Abbey is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abbey (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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