abbotcies
/ˈæbətsiz/
noun
- The position, term of office, or authority of an abbot (the head of a monastery).
- The history of the abbey includes a long line of abbotcies.
- The abbotcies of several medieval monasteries lasted for decades.
- He was elected to the abbotcy after years of service in the order.
- A monastery or abbey under the rule of an abbot.
- The traveler visited several abbotcies in the Italian countryside.
- The region was dotted with wealthy abbotcies that controlled vast lands.
- Many ancient abbotcies were dissolved during the Reformation.