cession
[sesh-uh n]
Origin of cession
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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Historical Examples
"So has the cession of Malta by England," interrupted Bonaparte, with impatience.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, CompleteLewis Goldsmith
The act of cession was carried into effect February 25th, 1843.
The Hawaiian IslandsThe Department of Foreign Affairs
The most important of these, is the cession of their lands, and security against intruders on them.
By the year 1837 many conditions called for the cession of these lands.
Old Fort SnellingMarcus L. Hansen
I consider the cession of this island to be of extreme importance.
At the Point of the BayonetG. A. Henty
cession
- the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory
- something that is ceded, esp land or territory
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Word Origin
C14: from Latin cessiō, from cēdere to yield
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Word Origin and History for cession
n.
late 14c., "a relinquishing," from Old French cession "cession; death" (13c.), from Latin cessionem (nominative cessio) "a giving up, surrendering," noun of action from past participle stem of cedere "to go away, yield" (see cede). Related: Cessionary.
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