What does abdicate the throne mean?
abdicate verb (KING/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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Retiring & resigning.
abdicate verb (KING/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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Retiring & resigning.