ABDICATIONS

Noun

abdications

plural of abdication

Source: Wiktionary


ABDICATION

Ab`di*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. abdicatio: cf. F. abdication.]

Definition: The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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