onbruik — meaning in English

English meaning

• abeyance noun Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
• disuse noun The state of not being used; neglect.

Senses

onbruik is used for these senses in English:

• abeyance (legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]
• desuetude (uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.
• disuse The state of not being used; neglect.

abeyance — full definition

1. noun Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title.
2. noun Suspension; temporary suppression; dormant condition.
3. noun Expectancy of a noble or armigeral title, its right in existence but its exercise suspended.

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