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abdication

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abdication

(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the mid 17^th century.]
The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]
The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power[First attested in the late 17^th century.]
abdication of the throne, government, power, authority
(obsolete, legal) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment. [Attested only in the mid 18^th century.]
(obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power. [Attested only in the mid 17^th century.]

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