abdicant: Meaning and Definition of

ab•di•cant

Pronunciation: (ab'di-kunt), [key]
— adj.
  1. abdicating, forsaking, or deserting: to be abdicant of one's duty.
—n.
  1. a person who abdicates; abdicator.
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