abrenunciation
noun
plural -s
archaic
: renunciation, repudiation
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Late Latin abrenūntiātiōn-, abrenūntiātiō, from abrenūntiāre "to repudiate, renounce" (from Latin ab- ab- entry 1 + renūntiāre "to report, retract, renounce") + -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix
First Known Use
1557, in the meaning defined above