abdication

ab-di-ca-tion · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The formal act of renouncing or giving up a throne, power, or high office.

  2. 2.

    The failure to fulfill a duty or responsibility.

Forms

plural: abdications

Related words

Antonyms: accession, coronation
See also: abdicate, resignation, throne
Synonyms: relinquishment, renunciation, resignation

Etymology

From Latin abdicatio, from abdicare (to renounce).