English - Etymology

First attested in 1552. From Middle French abdication, from Latin abdicātiō (“renunciation”), from abdicō.

English - Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

English - Noun

abdication (plural abdications)

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

Translations

English - References

1. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], ISBN 0550142304), page 2
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

French - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.di.ka.sjɔ̃/

French - Noun

abdication f (plural abdications)

1. abdication

Related terms

• abdiquer

French - External Links

• “abdication” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua - Noun

abdication (plural abdicationes)

1. abdication

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