English

Noun

abdication ‎(plural abdications)

1. (obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the mid 17^th century.]^[2]
2. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]^[2]
3. The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power[First attested in the late 17^th century.]^[2]

   abdication of the throne, government, power, authority

4. (obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment. [Attested only in the mid 18^th century.]^[2]
5. (obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power. [Attested only in the mid 17^th century.]^[2]

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References

1. ↑ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], ISBN 0550142304), page 2
2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.di.ka.sjɔ̃/

Noun

abdication f ‎(plural abdications)

1. abdication

Related terms

• abdiquer

Interlingua

Noun

abdication ‎(plural abdicationes)

1. abdication