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dedition

dedition noun: yielding, surrender.

Noun

dedition (plural deditions)

  1. (obsolete) yielding, surrender.
    • [A]lmoſt all Victories, […] end in Deditions and Capitulations, and Faith given to the Conqueror, whereby oftentimes the former Laws, Privileges, and Poſſeſſions are confirmed to the Subdued, without which the Victors ſeldom continue long or quiet in their New Acqueſts, without extream Expence...1713, [Matthew Hale], “How the Common Law of England Stood at and for Some Time after the Coming in of King William I.”, in The History of the Common Law of England: […], [London]: […] J[ohn] Nutt...

dedition meaning in Tamil

dedition in Tamil

ஒப்படைப்பு

Forms of dedition

pluraldeditions

Origin of dedition

From Latin deditio, from dedere (“to give away, surrender”), from de- + dare (“to give”).

Questions about dedition

What does dedition mean?
Dedition means yielding, surrender.
What is dedition in Tamil?
Dedition in Tamil is ஒப்படைப்பு. See Dedition meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dedition?
Dedition is a noun.
What is the plural of dedition?
The plural of dedition is deditions.

Words near dedition in the dictionary

  1. dedispersed
  2. dedisperses
  3. dedispersing
  4. dedispersion
  5. deditio
  6. dedition
  7. deditions
  8. Dediu
  9. Dedman
  10. Dedmans
  11. dedo

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