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English
Etymology
From abdicate + -ant.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abdicant (comparative more abdicant, superlative most abdicant)
- (rare) Abdicating; renouncing. [1]
1654, Richard Whitlock, Manners of the English:monks abdicant of their orders
Usage notes
- Typically followed by the word of.
Translations
Noun
abdicant (plural abdicants)
- One who abdicates. [1]
Translations
References
- ↑ 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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Pronunciation
Verb
abdicant
- gerund of abdicar
Latin
Verb
abdicant
- third-person plural present active indicative of abdicō