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abdicator

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English

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Etymology

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    From abdicate + -or.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    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.

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    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdicator”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

    Anagrams

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    Latin

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    Verb

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    abdicātor

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

    References

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    • "abdicator", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • abdicator in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016