v.
- formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).
▸Law refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee.
- refuse to recognize any longer.
- abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life).
Derivative
- renounceable adj.
- renouncement n.
- renouncer n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. renoncer, from L. renuntiare ‘protest against’.