Both Uses of
abdicate
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Then added in a low whisper, "You understand that, on account of your uncle, M. Policar Morrel, who served under the other government, and who does not altogether conceal what he thinks on the subject, you are strongly suspected of regretting the abdication of Napoleon.†
Chpt 5-6
- He abdicated at Fontainebleau in 1814, and was sent to the Island of Elba.†
Chpt 15-16 *
Definition:
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(abdicate as in: abdicated the throne) to formally give up power -- as when giving up a position of royalty such as to resign from being king