RENOUNCE (2)

renounce (2). Renounce, n. the act of not following suit

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Re‐nounce″, v. i. 1. 1. To make renunciation.
He of my sons who fails to make it good, By one rebellious act renounces to my blood. Dryden. 2. 2. (Law) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters.
Dryden died without a will, and his widow having renounced, his son Charles administered on June 10. W. D. Christie.