abeyant

English

Etymology

Back-formation from abeyance.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /əˈbeɪ.n̩t/

Adjective

abeyant (comparative more abeyant, superlative most abeyant)

1. Being in a state of abeyance. [Mid 19^th century.]^[1]

References

1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 4: