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Oath of Abjuration

Oath of Abjuration proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Oath of Abjuration

  1. (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.

Questions about Oath of Abjuration

What does Oath of Abjuration mean?
Oath of Abjuration means 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.
What part of speech is Oath of Abjuration?
Oath of Abjuration is a proper noun.

Words near Oath of Abjuration in the dictionary

  1. oatflake
  2. oatflakes
  3. oatgrass
  4. oatgrasses
  5. oath
  6. Oath of Abjuration
  7. oath of allegiance
  8. oath of calumny
  9. oath of office
  10. oath-brother
  11. oath-brothers

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