Definition abdication

Etymology

First attested in 1552. From Middle French abdication, from Latin abdicātiō (“renunciation”), from abdicō.

Noun

abdication (countable and uncountable, plural abdications)

1. (obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child. [Attested from the mid 16 century until the mid 17 century.]
2. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17 century.]
3. The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power[First attested in the late 17 century.]
4. (obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment. [Attested only in the mid 18 century.]
5. (obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power. [Attested only in the mid 17 century.]

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