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Oath of Abjuration
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English
Proper noun
Oath of Abjuration
en historical An oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite Pretender.
Usage notes
Now replaced by a new oath of allegiance.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. See "abjuration."
Translations
Dutch: nl Akte van Verlating m
Irish: ga mionn séanta m
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