1. A residence of persons, of either sex, secluded from the world, and devoted to a life of celibacy and religion; the church attached to an abbey; the residence of the superior; a mansion once an abbey.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• abobe,
• ababy,
• hobbey,
• abbay,
• abby,
• abbel,
• babby,
• mabby,
• abily,
• sabby,
• maybey,
• abeen,
• mebey,
• abuer,
• aubry,
• abbie,
• abity,
• abey,
• abody,
• anber

• ab,
• aby,
• Abb,
• Abe,
• abye,
• Abby,
• ABEE,
• abo,
• abaya,
• Abbie,
• aba,
• abbe.

The adjective form of the word "abbey" is "abbatial".

The plural of the "abbey" can be the "abbeys".

The singular of the "abbey" can be the "abbey".