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dedition Now rare or Obs.|dɪˈdɪʃən|
[ad. L. dēditiōn-em, n. of action from dēdĕre to lay down, give up, f. de- I. 3 + dăre to give, to put.]
Giving up, yielding, surrender.
1523St. Papers Hen. VIII, VI. 135 For dedicion of their places townes and strengthes to the Kinges subjection. 1659Hammond On Ps. cx. 7. 566 Eastern Princes..in token of dedition exacted from subjugated provinces Earth and Water. 1667Decay of Chr. Piety xiii. §1. 334 [They] make an entire dedition of themselves, and submit to the severest and ignoblest vassalage. 1705Stanhope Paraphr. IV. 598 He disputes not the..Dedition made by his Faction. 1851Gallenga Italy 367 He insisted upon distinct and positive terms of dedition. |