Abdication
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Abdication is a noun meaning The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
Meaning
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
More Meanings
- The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
- (obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
- (obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
- (obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.
Example Sentences
the king’s abdication
abdication of the throne, government, power, authority
So yes: the abdication was when the Windsors opened the gate. After that it was – and will be – whack-a-mole. Every crisis will draw significant numbers of people out who would ask why you couldn’t cut off whoever was displeasing them in that moment.
Word Forms
- abdications
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include renouncement, renunciation, abandonment, resignation, relinquishment, waiver.
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