Answer: abdicates

AnswerCrossword Clue
ABDICATESResigns, at a high level
ABDICATESCedes the crown
ABDICATESSurrenders
abdicates(of a monarch) Renounce one's throne
abdicatesFail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)
abdicatesABDICATE, to renounce or surrender formally, as one's power or office