ETYM Old Fren. abeance expectation, longing; a (Latin ad) + baer, beer, to gape, to look with open mouth, to expect, French bayer, Late Lat. badare to gape.
Temporary cessation or suspension; SYN. suspension.
Doctrine whereby a peerage falls into a state of suspension between a number of coheirs or coheiresses.

A situation in which no progress can be made:; SYN. impasse, stalemate, standstill. dead-lock

ETYM Pref. in- not + decision: cf. French indécision.
Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; SYN. indecisiveness, irresolution.

Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check.

A mechanical support, which may be an insulator, used to connect and support a wire or device away from the mounting surface.