sˌʌm ˈæbiz, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ɪn swˈɪtsɚlənd, ɡˈeɪnd ðə stˈæɾəs ʌv pɹˈɪnsli ˈæbiz fˈuːəstsˌæbteɪ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz ɔːɹ lˈeɪɾɚ bˌʌt ðeɪ ˈiːðɚ dˈɪdnt hæv ɐ tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ˌoʊvɚ wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ ɹˈuːld ɔːɹ ðeɪ lˈɔst ðæt tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ˈæftɚɹ ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt wˈaɪl.
Some abbeys, particularly in Switzerland, gained the status of princely abbeys (Fürstsabtei) during the Middle Ages or later but they either didn't have a territory over which they ruled or they lost that territory after a short while.