Noah Webster
Abdication
ABDICA'TION, noun
1. The act of abdicating; the abandoning of an office or trust, without a formal surrender, or before the usual or stated time of expiration.
2. A casting off; rejection.
ABDICA'TION, noun
1. The act of abdicating; the abandoning of an office or trust, without a formal surrender, or before the usual or stated time of expiration.
2. A casting off; rejection.