Obeyance vs. Abeyance

Obeyancenoun

obedience

Obeyancenoun

(nonstandard) abeyance

Abeyancenoun

(legal) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.

Abeyancenoun

Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.

Abeyancenoun

(heraldry) Expectancy of a title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

Abeyancenoun

Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.

Abeyancenoun

Suspension; temporary suppression.

Abeyancenoun

temporary cessation or suspension

Abeyance

Abeyance (from the Old French abeance meaning ) is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can be applied only to such future estates as have not yet vested or possibly may not vest.