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"text": "[W]e were legally call'd by his Majeſties writ to give our Attendance in Parliament, […] if we did not, we ſhould betray the Truſt committed to us by his Majeſtie, and ſhamefully betray and abdicate the due right both of our ſelves and Succeſſours.",
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"text": "[W]e were legally call'd by his Majeſties writ to give our Attendance in Parliament, […] if we did not, we ſhould betray the Truſt committed to us by his Majeſtie, and ſhamefully betray and abdicate the due right both of our ſelves and Succeſſours.",
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"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "辭職"
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"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
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"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "ausstoßen"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "abdicare"
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"code": "mk",
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"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "се откажува"
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"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "fornekte"
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"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "deserdar"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "odreći"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "abdicar"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
"word": "từ bỏ"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "to disclaim and expel from family — see also disinherit",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "拒絕"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jùjué",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "拒绝"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "weigeren"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "afwijzen"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "verstoten"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "hylätä"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "verweigern"
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"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "abdicar"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "abdicare"
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{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "avvise"
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{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "avvise"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "abdicar"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otkázyvatʹsja",
"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"tags": [
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"word": "отка́зываться"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "to reject, cast off, discard",
"word": "từ bỏ"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "otkazvam se ot",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "отказвам се от"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdicar"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "give up throne",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "禪讓"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shànràng",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "禅让"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "leave any position",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tuìwèi",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "退位"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "tuìchū",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "退出"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdikovat"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "afstand doen van"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "eksreĝiĝi"
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{
"code": "fi",
"english": "give up throne",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "luopua kruunusta"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "erota virasta"
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{
"code": "fi",
"english": "leave an office",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "erota tehtävästä"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdiquer"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gadadgoma",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "გადადგომა"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdanken"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apopoioúmai",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "αποποιούμαι"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "tabhair suas"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdicare"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdicō"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "whakataka"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "frasi seg"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdisere"
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{
"code": "nn",
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"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
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"word": "abdykować"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdicar"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slagatʹ polnomočija",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "слагать полномочия"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
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"word": "абдици́рати"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "abdicar"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "ge upp"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "avsäga sig"
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "magbitiw"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to surrender or relinquish as sovereign power; to withdraw from filling or exercising",
"word": "từ bỏ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "abdikiram",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "абдикирам"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdicar"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "give up throne",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "禪讓"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shànràng",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "禅让"
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"code": "cmn",
"english": "leave any position",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tuìwèi",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "退位"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tuìchū",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "退出"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdikovat"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdicere"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "luopua"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdiquer"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdanken"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paraitoúmai",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "παραιτούμαι"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdicare"
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"alt": "たいいする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "taii suru",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "退位する"
},
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdisere"
},
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdisere"
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdicar"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdicar"
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"code": "rgn",
"lang": "Romagnol",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdichêr"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otrekátʹsja",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
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"word": "отрека́ться"
},
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"alt": "от престола",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otréčʹsja",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отре́чься"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "абдици́рати"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "abdicírati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdicar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "abdikera"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "magdimiti"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "thoái vị"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to renounce a throne or other high office",
"word": "từ ngôi"
}
],
"word": "abdicate"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.