In history, abdicate means: To give up the throne or another position of supreme power formally, either by choice or under pressure.
In Turkish: tahttan çekilmek, tahttan feragat etmek
How it is used
Kings and emperors abdicate the throne or abdicate in favour of a son or brother. The noun is abdication. It differs from being deposed or overthrown, where others take power away from the ruler.
Example sentences
Edward VIII abdicated in 1936 so that he could marry Wallis Simpson.
Under pressure from his generals, the tsar agreed to abdicate in March 1917.
Common collocations
abdicate the throne
abdicate in favour of
be forced to abdicate
the abdication crisis
Related terms
reignThe period during which a king, queen, emperor or sultan rules; as a verb, to rule as a monarch.
monarchyA system of government in which a king, queen, emperor or other hereditary ruler is head of state, or a country governed in this way.
successionThe process by which a new ruler takes the place of the previous one, and the rules or customs that decide who has the right to the throne.
coupA sudden and usually illegal seizure of power by a small group, often army officers, who remove the existing government by force or the threat of force.
