The Only Use of
abjure
in
Twelfth Night
- A virtuous maid, the daughter of a count That died some twelvemonth since; then leaving her In the protection of his son, her brother, Who shortly also died; for whose dear love, They say, she hath abjured the company And sight of men.†
Scene 1.2abjured = formally rejected
Definition:
reject or renounce -- especially something previously believed or done