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==Etymology==
Anglo-French, from Old French abaer to [[expect]], await, [[literally]], to gape, from a- + baer to gape, yawn
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1640]
==Definitions==
*1 : a lapse in succession during which there is no [[person]] in whom a title is vested
*2 : temporary inactivity : suspension
==Description==
'''Abeyance''', (from the Old French abeance meaning "gaping"), is a [[state]] of [[Expectation|expectancy]] in [[respect]] of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one [[person]], but awaits the [[appearance]] or [[determination]] of the true owner. In [[law]], the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly may not vest. For example, an estate is granted to A for life, with remainder to the heir of B. During B's lifetime, the remainder is in abeyance, for until the death of B it is uncertain who his heir is. Similarly the freehold of a benefice, on the [[death]] of the incumbent, is said to be in abeyance until the next incumbent takes possession.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
Anglo-French, from Old French abaer to [[expect]], await, [[literally]], to gape, from a- + baer to gape, yawn
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1640]
==Definitions==
*1 : a lapse in succession during which there is no [[person]] in whom a title is vested
*2 : temporary inactivity : suspension
==Description==
'''Abeyance''', (from the Old French abeance meaning "gaping"), is a [[state]] of [[Expectation|expectancy]] in [[respect]] of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one [[person]], but awaits the [[appearance]] or [[determination]] of the true owner. In [[law]], the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly may not vest. For example, an estate is granted to A for life, with remainder to the heir of B. During B's lifetime, the remainder is in abeyance, for until the death of B it is uncertain who his heir is. Similarly the freehold of a benefice, on the [[death]] of the incumbent, is said to be in abeyance until the next incumbent takes possession.
[[Category: General Reference]]
