abdicator

English

Etymology

abdicate +‎ -or

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.dəˌkei.tɚ/, /ˈæb.dəˌkei.tə/

Noun

abdicator (plural abdicators)

  1. (obsolete) A person supporting the abdication of another. [Late 17th century.][1]
  2. One who abdicates. [Late 17th century.][1]
    King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom was an abdicator.

Translations

References
  1. “abdicator” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

abdicātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of abdicō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of abdicō

References
  • abdicator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • abdicator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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