abdicant

English

Etymology

abdicate +‎ -ant

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.dɪ.kn̩t/

Adjective

abdicant (comparative more abdicant, superlative most abdicant)

  1. (rare) Abdicating; renouncing. [Mid 17th century.][1]
    • (Can we date this quote?), Whitlock, Manners of the English:
      monks abdicant of their orders

Usage notes
  • Typically followed by the word of.

Translations

Noun

abdicant (plural abdicants)

  1. One who abdicates. [Mid 17th century.][1]

Translations

References
  1. “abdicant” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

Catalan

Verb

abdicant

  1. present participle of abdicar

Latin

Verb

abdicant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of abdicō
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