Abdication
Pronunciation : Ab`di*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. abdicatio: cf. F. abdication.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913