capitulation
[kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuh n]
- the act of capitulating.
- the document containing the terms of a surrender.
- a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; a summary or enumeration.
- Often capitulations. a treaty or agreement by which subjects of one country residing or traveling in another are extended extraterritorial rights or special privileges, especially such a treaty between a European country and the former Ottoman rulers of Turkey.
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Origin of capitulation
First recorded in 1525–35, capitulation is from the Medieval Latin word capitulātiōn- (stem of capitulātiō). See capitulate, -ion
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Examples from the Web for capitulation
Contemporary Examples
Hence, I suspect, the panic, the lockdown, the capitulation.
The Barzeh truce sparked outrage from commentators aligned with the opposition, who viewed it as little more than capitulation.
U.S. and Israeli hawks are rushing to call the interim nuclear agreement a capitulation and Obama another Chamberlain.
A successful end to the current talks, in the eyes of the West, would represent not so much compromise as capitulation.
By holding firm and refusing to bend to Republican demands for capitulation, Obama has broken the Republican Party.
Historical Examples
After the capitulation he was made prisoner, and in escaping was wounded.
A Zola DictionaryJ. G. Patterson
After the capitulation of the French army, Loubet was made a prisoner.
A Zola DictionaryJ. G. Patterson
I proved right, for last month came the capitulation, and here I am.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)Charles James Lever
Thither the allied armies had followed him and forced his capitulation.
Union and DemocracyAllen Johnson
The capitulation, with these modifications, was signed by Draper and the Archbishop-Governor.
The Philippine IslandsJohn Foreman
capitulation
- the act of capitulating
- a document containing terms of surrender
- a statement summarizing the main divisions of a subject
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Word Origin and History for capitulation
n.
1530s, "an agreement," from Middle French capitulation, noun of action from capituler "agree on specified terms," from Medieval Latin capitulare "to draw up in heads or chapters, arrange conditions," from capitulum "chapter," in classical Latin "heading," literally "a little head," diminutive of caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Meaning narrowed by mid-17c. to "make terms of surrender."
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