Results for Abbeys

Definitions of Abbeys:

A monastery; a residence of persons secluded from the world, either male or female.

Usage examples for Abbeys:

• He was very rich, having also the Abbeys of Aniane and St. William of the Desert, in Languedoc. "La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages", Jules Michelet

• Space forbids, or endless abbeys might be described. "The Glories of Ireland", Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox

• Abbeys are also made, and great houses with carefully arranged gardens, and villages, and churches. "What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes", Dorothy Canfield Fisher