cession

[ sesh-uhn ]

noun
  1. act of ceding, as by treaty.

  2. something that is ceded, as territory.

Origin of cession

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin cessiōn- (stem of cessiō) a giving up, equivalent to cess(us) past participle of cēdere to yield (ced- perfect stem + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion

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British Dictionary definitions for cession

cession

/ (ˈsɛʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory

  2. something that is ceded, esp land or territory

Origin of cession

1
C14: from Latin cessiō, from cēdere to yield

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