pɹˈɪnsli ˈæbiz, fˈuːəststˌɪft ænd ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ˈæbiz, ɹˈaɪxsklɑːstɚ, ɹˈaɪxstɪft, ɹˈaɪxsɡətθˌaʊs wɜː ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ɪstˈæblɪʃmənts wɪðˌɪn ðə hˈoʊli ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ wˌɪtʃ ɛndʒˈɔɪd ðə stˈæɾəs ʌv ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɪmˈiːdɪəsi ɹˈaɪxsənmˌɪɾɪlbˌɑːɹkeɪt ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ wɜːɹ ˈænsɚɹəbəl dᵻɹˈɛktli tə ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ.
Princely abbeys (, Fürststift) and Imperial abbeys (, Reichskloster, Reichsstift, Reichsgotthaus) were religious establishments within the Holy Roman Empire which enjoyed the status of imperial immediacy (Reichsunmittelbarkeit) and therefore were answerable directly to the Emperor.