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abeyant, a.|əˈbeɪənt| [A mod. form deduced from abeyance. Not a. OFr. abeant, which was said of the person aspiring, not of the thing that was the object of aspiration.] Existing in a state of abeyance or suspension; dormant; latent. [Not in Craig 1847.]1866Burke Dorm. & Ext. Peerage, Contents, Peerages, dormant, extinct, forfeited and abeyant. |