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re·nun·ci·a·tion
\rə̇ˌnən(t)sēˈāshən, rēˌ- sometimes -ˌnənchē-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin renuntiation-, renuntiatio, from renuntiatus (past participle of renuntiare to renounce) + -ion-, -io, -ion — more at renounce
1. : the act or practice of renouncing : sacrifice, rejection, repudiation
< the renunciation of a title >
< a renunciation of ambitions >
< made a renunciation of his chairmanship >
specifically : ascetic self-denial
< a life of complete renunciation … as a nun — C.C.Cregan >
2. Britain : a legal document by which a person appointed in a will to be its executor or a person preferentially entitled to administer the estate of an intestate renounces his right |