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abdicating

nounmasculine/feminineformal/ɐβðiˈkɐ̃tɨ/rare

ab·di·can·te

Definition

One who abdicates; who formally renounces an office, dignity, right, or power, especially a throne.
The abdicating monarch left the palace at dawn.
The attitude of the abdicating ruler was seen as an act of humility.
Common collocations
abdicating monarch

Etymology

Do verbo 'abdicar' + sufixo '-ante'.

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