Meaning abdication
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abdication1550s, "a disowning," from Latin abdicationem (nominative abdicatio) "voluntary renunciation, abdication," noun of action from past participle stem of abdicare "disown, disavo [..]
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abdicationThe resignation of a monarch, either voluntarily or under duress. Several European monarchs abdicated during World War I, most notably Nicholas II of Russia in 1917.
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abdicationAbdication means to formally give up power. The term is derived from the Latin word abdicatio which means to disown or renounce. It is the act of renouncing or resigning from a formal office. The term [..]
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abdication(n) a formal resignation and renunciation of powers(n) the act of abdicating
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abdication
(obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.(''gs'' -artha suas)
* Italian: (abdicazione,f)
* Japanese: ja|??|tr=taii
{{t|ms|turun takhta, (abdikasi)
*: Rumi: (abdikasi)
*: Jawi: ms|?? [..]
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