noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Rare literary term for giving something away or casting it aside. In modern Japanese, 寄付 is used for donation and 放棄 for abandonment.
古い文献では、財産の棄捐という表現が見られる。
In old documents, the expression 棄捐 of property can be seen.
彼は全財産を棄捐して出家したと伝えられる。
It is said that he abandoned all his wealth and entered the priesthood.