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Webster 1913 Edition


Abdicant

Ab′di-cant

,
Adj.
[L.
abdicans
, p. pr. of
abdicare
.]
Abdicating; renouncing; – followed by of.
Monks
abdicant
of their orders.
Whitlock.

Ab′di-cant

,
Noun.
One who abdicates.
Smart.

Webster 1828 Edition


Abdicant

AB'DICANT

,
Adj.
[See Abdicate.] Abdicating; renouncing.

Definition 2024


abdicant

abdicant

English

Adjective

abdicant (comparative more abdicant, superlative most abdicant)

  1. (rare) Abdicating; renouncing. [Mid 17th century.][1]
    • (Can we date this quote?), Whitlock, Manners of the English:
      monks abdicant of their orders

Usage notes

  • Typically followed by the word of.

Translations

Noun

abdicant (plural abdicants)

  1. One who abdicates. [Mid 17th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 1

Latin

Verb

abdicant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abdicō