abeyancenounCollocations from this entryCollocations from the corpusPhrases from this entryCorpus examplesabeyanceabeyancesabeyancea‧bey‧ance /E™EˆbeE?E™ns/ nounDate: 1500-1600 Language: Old French Origin: abeanceâ€?expectation’, from abaerâ€?to desire’, from baer; → ABASHED in abeyanceAVAILABLE something such as a custom, rule, or system that is in abeyance is not being used at the present timefall into abeyance (=no longer be used)