- abdication of the throne
- n. renunciation of the throne
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abdication of the throne
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Succession to the Throne Act 1937 — The Succession to the Throne Act (1 Geo. VI, c.16) was the Act of the Canadian Parliament thatratified Canadian consent to His Majesty s Declaration of Abdication Act 1936, an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament that allowed King Edward VIII to… … Wikipedia
Abdication — Ab di*ca tion, n. [L. abdicatio: cf. F. abdication.] The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abdication — noun The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority … Wiktionary
Abdication — • Ecclesiastically considered, is the resignation of a benefice or clerical dignity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abdication Abdication … Catholic encyclopedia
Abdication — (from the Latin abdicatio , disowning, renouncing, from ab , away from, and dicare , to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one) is the act of renouncing and resigning from a formal office, especially from the supreme office of state. In… … Wikipedia
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The Great Abdication — could be:* Term used for the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, forced to choose between the throne and Wallis Simpson, a divorcee he wished to marry* A time when, according to the Christian faith, Jesus will come to rule the earth but will… … Wikipedia
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