abdication
11ABDICATION — s. f. Action par laquelle on renonce volontairement à une dignité souveraine dont on est revêtu. Il se dit en parlant De celui qui abdique, et De la chose abdiquée. L abdication de Dioclétien. L abdication de Christine, reine de Suède. Charles… …
12ABDICATION — n. f. Action d’abdiquer. Il se dit en parlant de Celui qui abdique et de la Chose abdiquée. L’abdication de Dioclétien. Charles Quint fit abdication à Bruxelles. L’abdication d’une couronne, d’un empire est quelquefois suivie de regrets. Il… …
13abdication — (ab di ca sion) s. f. 1° Action d abdiquer ; se dit de celui qui abdique et de la chose qui est abdiquée. L abdication de Sylla. de Dioclétien, de Charles Quint. Faire abdication. L abdication de la couronne, de l empire. 2° Dans l ancienne… …
14abdication — noun 1) Edward VIII s abdication Syn: resignation, retirement; relinquishment, renunciation, surrender; formal abjuration; archaic demission Ant: coronation 2) an abdication of responsibility Syn: disowning …
15abdication — /ab di kay sheuhn/, n. the act or state of abdicating; renunciation. [1545 55; < L abdication (s. of abdicatio). See ABDICATE, ION] * * * …
16abdication — noun The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority …
17abdication — /aebdakeyshan/ Renunciation of the privileges and prerogatives of an office. The act of a sovereign in renouncing and relinquishing his government or throne, so that either the throne is left entirely vacant, or is filled by a successor appointed …
18abdication — /aebdakeyshan/ Renunciation of the privileges and prerogatives of an office. The act of a sovereign in renouncing and relinquishing his government or throne, so that either the throne is left entirely vacant, or is filled by a successor appointed …
19abdication — abdicate ► VERB 1) (of a monarch) renounce the throne. 2) fail to fulfil or undertake (a duty). DERIVATIVES abdication noun. ORIGIN Latin abdicare renounce …
20abdication — noun see abdicate …
