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What is the difference between abdication and abdicative?

abdication | abdicative |

As a noun abdication

is the act of disowning or disinheriting a child.

As an adjective abdicative is

causing, or implying, abdication.

abdication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
  • The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
  • The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the throne, government, power, authority.
  • (obsolete, legal) The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
  • (obsolete) The action of being deposed from the seat of power.

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    abdicative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Causing, or implying, abdication.

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