abdication

Pronunciation: /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

The English word “abdication” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

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

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

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