abdicant

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US/ˈæb.dɪ.kn̩t/

adjective

Abdicating; renouncing.

OriginEnglish abdicate ← Latin abdicātus ← Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs →
First used Mid 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveabdicant (comparative more abdicant, superlative most abdicant)

comparative more abdicant · superlative most abdicant

  1. rareAbdicating; renouncing.First known use Mid 17ᵗʰ century.

    monks abdicant of their orders

    1654, Richard Whitlock, Manners of the English
nounabdicant (plural abdicants)

plural abdicants

  1. One who abdicates.First known use Mid 17ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱs
  8. Latindicō
  9. Latinabdicō
  10. Latinabdicātus
  11. Englishabdicate
  12. Englishabdicant

From abdicate + -ant.

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Translations

French abdicataire
  • abdicataireone who abdicates
Portuguese abdicante, abdicador
  • abdicantewho abdicates
  • abdicadorwho abdicates
  • abdicadorone who abdicates
  • abdicanteone who abdicates
Cite this entry
APA

abdicant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdicant

MLA

“abdicant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdicant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abdicant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdicant.

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