abdication

Definition

The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.

Etymology

First attested in 1552. From Latin abdicātiō (“renunciation”), from abdicō. By surface analysis, abdicate + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "abdication of the throne, government, power, authority"
• "the king’s abdication"
• "So yes: the abdication was when the Windsors opened the gate. After that it was – and will be – whack-a-mole. Every crisis will draw significant numbers of people out who would ask why you couldn’t cut off whoever was displeasing them in that moment."