Oath of Abjuration

proper noun

An oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite Pretender.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite Pretender.

Translations

Dutch Akte van Verlating
  • Akte van VerlatingTranslations
Irish mionn séanta
  • mionn séantaTranslations
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APA

Oath of Abjuration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oath%20of%20Abjuration

MLA

“Oath of Abjuration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oath%20of%20Abjuration. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oath of Abjuration,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oath%20of%20Abjuration.

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