Examples of 'abdicated in favour' in a sentence

Meaning of "abdicated in favour"

When someone abdicates in favor of someone else, it means they voluntarily give up or renounce their position, power, or rights, allowing someone else to take over

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abdicated in favour
He finally abdicated in favour of his son.
Abdicated in favour of cousin.
Charter by which Petronilla abdicated in favour of her son.
He abdicated in favour of his younger brother Imwiko.
The King of Bhutan abdicated in favour of democracy.
He abdicated in favour of his baby son Mihai.
In March of that year Louis abdicated in favour of his son.
He later abdicated in favour of his brother Ecgric and retired to a monastery.
After the wedding, Tyndareus abdicated in favour of my husband.
He abdicated in favour of his nephew Aquiminzaque and retired to Ramiriquí where he died.
An hour ago, the Emperor abdicated in favour of his son.
Farouk abdicated in favour of his infant son Fuad II.
One hour ago, the Emperor abdicated in favour of his son.
He abdicated in favour of his son on 4 April.
Weary of fighting, Hermeric abdicated in favour of his son Rechila.

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Then he abdicated in favour of Napoleon.
The previous lord, Naritaka Kuroda, abdicated in favour of his '' son.
Sultan Abdelhafid abdicated in favour of his brother Yusef after signing the treaty.
On 22 June he abdicated in favour of his son.
Pedro abdicated in favour of his daughter, Maria II.
However, she immediately abdicated in favour of her son Henry IV and never actually ruled.
In 758 he abdicated in favour of his son Oswulf and became a monk at York.
Upon arrival, he abdicated in favour of his elder son, Ferdinand.
The Spanish king abdicated in favour of Napoleon 's brother, Joseph Bonaparte.
King Louis Philippe abdicated in favour of his nine-year-old grandson, Philippe, comte de Paris.
On 4 April, Napoleon abdicated in favour of his son, with Marie-Louise as regent.
In 704, Æthelred abdicated in favour of Coenred to become a monk.
In 1955 Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father in order to be elected Prime Minister.

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