Definition of "abdication" in Englisch

noun

1. (obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.

2. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.

3. The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.

   • abdication of the throne, government, power, authority
   • the king’s abdication

4. (obsolete, law) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.

5. (obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.