— renunciative, renunciatory /ri nun"see euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, -shee euh-/ , adj.
/ri nun'see ay"sheuhn, -shee-/ , n.
an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
[ 1350-1400; ME renunciation- (s. of renunciatio ) proclamation, equiv. to renunciat ( us ) (ptp. of renuntiare to RENOUNCE) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn . abandonment, repudiation, denial, disavowal, forgoing.