abdication
The origin and history of abdication.
Etymology
First recorded in 1552. From Latin abdicātiō ("renunciation"), from abdicō. On the surface it can be analysed as abdicate and -ion.
The origin and history of abdication.
First recorded in 1552. From Latin abdicātiō ("renunciation"), from abdicō. On the surface it can be analysed as abdicate and -ion.
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