abbacy
/ˈæb.ə.si/noun
abbacy is spelled A-B-B-A-C-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abbacy means “The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abbacy is abbacies.
How many letters and syllables are in abbacy?
| Letters | 6: A-B-B-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abbacy?
Abbacy appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abbacy?
- US /ˈæb.ə.si/
Abbacy has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-abbacy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abbacy
- abbacies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abbacy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abbacy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abbacy come from?
From Middle English abbathie, from Late Latin abbātia, from abbās, abbātis (“abbot”). Doublet of abbey and Opatija.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).