cession

[ sesh-uhn ]

/ ˈsɛʃ ən /

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noun

act of ceding, as by treaty.

something that is ceded, as territory.

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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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cession

cession , secession, session

Words nearby cession

cespitose, cess, cessation, cessative, cesser, cession, cessionary, cesspipe, cesspit, cesspool, cesta

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How to use cession in a sentence

These land cessions were cemented in the Treaties of 1866, in which the five slaveholding nations also agreed to emancipate their slaves, give them all the rights of tribal citizens and provide them with land allotments.
My Ancestors Were Enslaved—But Their Freedom Came at a Price for Others|Alaina E. Roberts|April 14, 2021|Time
A general rising was planned in Lombardy, but failed, as the Austrians received news of the proposed cession of Milan.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
On the cession of Louisiana, he followed the standard of "the king, his master, who never suffers an old servant to be neglected."
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3)|Elliott Coues
Napoleon affected uncertainty, and demanded an enormous cession of territory as the price of a truce.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

The principal dissensions, however, grew out of the question of the cession of the territory east of the Mississippi.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
To the cession of its rather imposing fort was immediately ascribed the massacre of our countrymen at Patna, as already mentioned.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon

British Dictionary definitions for cession

cession

/ (ˈsɛʃən) /

noun

the act of ceding, esp of ceding rights, property, or territory

something that is ceded, esp land or territory

Word Origin for cession

C14: from Latin cessiō, from cēdere to yield

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