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abdicant

English

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Etymology

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From abdicate +‎ -ant.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.dɪ.kn̩t/
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Adjective

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abdicant (comparative more abdicant, superlative most abdicant)

  1. (rare) Abdicating; renouncing. [Mid 17th century.][1]
    • 1654, Richard Whitlock, Manners of the English:
      monks abdicant of their orders

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  • Typically followed by the word of.

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Noun

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abdicant (plural abdicants)

  1. One who abdicates. [Mid 17th century.][1]

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdicant”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

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Verb

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abdicant

  1. gerund of abdicar

Latin

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Verb

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abdicant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abdicō
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