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