abdicating

Meaning

of Abdicate

Examples

Albert VII was Archduke for only a few months before abdicating in favour of Ferdinand III, who also became emperor. Source: Internet

Alfonso flees the country, effectively abdicating and ending the Bourbon Restoration phase which had started in the 1870s. Source: Internet

After abdicating, Heizei moved to Nara and was henceforth known as Nara no Mikado, the "Emperor of Nara". Source: Internet

Daphne Caruana Galizia's son Matthew has previously accused the of abdicating his duties. Source: Internet

Gower claims that Boniface tricked Pope Celestine V into abdicating by having a young cleric, pretending to be the voice of God, speak to him while he was sleeping and convince him to abdicate (ll. 2861-2900). Source: Internet

Titsingh, p. 148. Events of Kazan's life Emperor Kazan, who was tricked into abdicating, on his way to the temple where he will become a Buddhist monk – woodblock prin by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839–1892). Source: Internet