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abdication

noun
/ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/UK/ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/US

Etymology

First attested in 1552. From Latin abdicātiō (“renunciation”), from abdicō. By surface analysis, abdicate + -ion.

  1. borrowed from abdicātiō

Definitions

  1. The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.

  2. The act of abdicating

    The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.

  3. The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.

    • abdication of the throne, government, power, authority
    • the king’s abdication
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim

      The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.

    2. The action of being deposed from the seat of power.

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