An "abbey" is a type of religious building where monks or nuns live and worship. It is usually larger than a regular church and may have additional buildings like a library or dormitories. Full definition
Just in time for Sunday's debut of the final season of Downton Abbey in the U.S., a new biography of one of the show's favorite stars, Maggie Smith by Michael Coveney (Macmillan / St. (earlyword.com)
I caulked patched and sanded quite a bit and started painting (while watching Downton Abbey of course, cuz that is the fun show to watch online right now... speaking of which I need to go watch the next episode) (remodelaholic.com)
New Testament scholar N. T Wright, who has taught at Cambridge, Oxford and Montreal, recently became the canon theologian at Westminster Abbey in London. (religion-online.org)