Definitions

1. noun

A person who has abdicated or is in the act of abdicating a throne, title, or position of authority.

“The abdicant monarch was forced into exile after the revolution.”

2. adjective

Relating to or involving the act of abdication.

“The abdicant clause in the treaty was a major point of contention.”

3. verb

To give up or renounce a throne, title, or position of authority.

“The king abdicant after years of turmoil in the kingdom.”