What is an example of abdicate?
The definition of abdicate means to formally and/or publicly give up a position of power or a responsibility, usually by choice. An example of abdicate is a king choosing to no longer be king. To give up formally (a high office, throne, authority, etc.) To relinquish formally a high office or responsibility.
What does abdicate mean for the queen?
If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen: King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.
