relinquishern.
/rᵻˈlɪŋkwɪʃə/, U.S. /rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃər/, /riˈlɪŋkwɪʃər/ A person who gives up or abandons something. In early use often depreciative.
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1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xiv. 188 The relinquisher of his owne life is more to be punished, than a reneger of his service in warre.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Relinqueur, a relinquisher, leauer, quitter.
1666 J. Sergeant Let. of Thanks 98 The number of the Actuall Relinquishers of the Church have exceeded the number of the Churches Totall, taken in any determinate time, thrice repeated.
1831 Amer. Jurist & Law Mag. 5 396 A modification of the laws of the United States in favor of purchasers, relinquishers, and occupants.
1957 Amer. Anthropologist 59 285 In situations where cattle are used, the relinquisher of the cow may receive grain or goats instead of a steer.
1997 P. B. Namerow et al. in H. E. Gross & M. B. Sussman Families & Adoption 178 While both parenters and placers in each of these studies reported high levels of satisfaction with their decisions, relinquishers were significantly less satisfied than parenters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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