English Explanatory Dictionary

abdication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
  2. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
  3. The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
  4. The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
  5. The action of being deposed from the seat of power.

Pronunciation

/ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ en-us-abdication.ogg

Word forms

abdication abdications

Etymology

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

Derived words

abdicational nonabdication
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