abdicative
/ˈabdɪkətɪv/ /ˈabdɪˌkeɪtɪv/adjective
Characterized by abdication.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From post-classical Latin abdicativus that denies (636 in Isidore), renunciatory from classical Latin abdicāt-, past participial stem of abdicāre + -īvus.
- childcarer
- child-centred
- child-crowing
- child development
- child-directed speech
- Childe
- childed
- child endowment
- childe parte
- Childermas
- Childers, Erskine
- child-farming
- child-free
- child-friendliness
- child-friendly
- child-geared
- child genius
- child guidance
- childhead
- childhood
- childhood sweetheart
- childie
- childing
- childish
- childishly