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Webster 1913 Edition

Dedition

De-di′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
deditio
, fr.
dedere
to give away, surrender;
de-
+
dare
to give.]
The act of yielding; surrender.
[R.]
Sir M. Hale.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dedition

DEDITION

,
Noun.
[L. To yield.] The act of yielding any thing; surrendry.

Definition 2024

dedition

dedition

English

Noun

dedition ‎(plural deditions)

  1. (obsolete) The act of yielding; surrender.
    Almost all victories […] end in Deditions and Capitulations, and Faith given to the Conqueror. — Sir Matthew Hale.

Etymology

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

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