nounπShareThe office or dominion of an abbot or abbess."The historian studied the power and influence wielded within the abbeys, focusing on the abbot's role in managing the monastery's affairs. "religionarchitecturebuildinghistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA 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."The quiet English countryside is dotted with ancient abbeys, many now ruins, where monks once lived and prayed. "religionarchitecturebuildingorganizationhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe church of a monastery."The tourists visited several beautiful abbeys on their trip through the English countryside. "architecturereligionbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA residence that was previously an abbatial building.""Now serving as museums, many old abbeys were once vibrant centers of religious life." "architecturebuildingreligionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
