退位 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
- abdication noun The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
Senses
退位 is used for these senses in English:
- abdicate (intransitive) To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. [First attested in the early 18th c.]
- abdication The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
abdicate — full definition
- verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
- verb To fail to carry out a duty or responsibility one is expected to fulfill.
abdication — full definition
- noun The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
- noun The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
- noun The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
- noun The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
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