Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Renunciation

Renunciation (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n o -sh?-?"sh?n; 277) , noun

[Compare French renonciation, Latin renuntiatio ann announcement. See Renounce.]

1.
The act of renouncing.
2.
(Law) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right.