abbotcy
/ˈæbətsi/
noun
- The position, rank, or term of office of an abbot (the head of a monastery).
- During his abbotcy, the monastery grew both in size and in spiritual influence.
- He served as abbot for twenty years, but his abbotcy ended when the monastery closed.
- The abbotcy was passed to a younger monk after the previous abbot retired.
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