relinquishmentn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈlɪŋkwᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃm(ə)nt/,

/riˈlɪŋkwɪʃm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relinquish v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < relinquish v. + -ment suffix. Compare post-classical Latin reliquimentum (13th cent. in a British source), reliquamentum (a1540). Compare earlier relinquishing n.

1. The action of relinquishing something; abandonment, surrender; an instance of this. Also: †renunciation of a person (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun]

resignationc1380

resigning1395

upgivingc1423

cessionc1440

delivery?c1452

resign1457

remittinga1475

resignment1543

surrendry1547

resignal?1573

quittancea1593

relinquishment1593

delinquishment1603

abandon1614

surrendering1648

untaking1657

permission1677

vacating1820

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > deserting a person or thing

forsakingc1320

leaving1526

desertion1591

relinquishment1593

deserting1646

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. iii. 174 This is the thinge they require in vs, the vtter relinquishment of all things popish.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxiii. 152 Two couenants there are.., the one concerning relinquishment of Satan.

1613–18 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626) 6 All..from Lucius to Vortigern (who succeeds this relinquishment) were Roman gouernours.

a1671 S. Mather Irenicum (1680) 13 If any shall require and insist upon the relinquishment of it.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. ii. 179 He remembered that Mr. Allworthy had insisted on an entire Relinquishment of all violent Means.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 584 From this relinquishment by the United States the following tracts of land are explicitly excepted.

1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV III. 259 The disgrace which might attend the relinquishment of rights which he had asserted.

1877 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 3) I. App. 583 The relinquishment of Edinburgh by the English may have been less wholly an act of free will.

1963 Times 13 May 9/5 Afghanistan is so publicly committed to the cause of the Pakhtuns, however, that no sudden relinquishment can be expected.

2002 B. Melosh Strangers & Kin i. 31 Social workers considered temporary foster care as a necessary safeguard against hasty and ill-considered relinquishments.

2. U.S. A tract of abandoned land. In later use also: any abandoned or unwanted property or goods.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land > abandoned land

relinquishment1886

1886 Copp's Land Owner 15 June 67/3 (heading) On what grounds contest should be initiated where a timber culture entryman has repeatedly offered his relinquishment for sale.

1897 Outing 29 570/2 He had come late in the previous summer, bought a relinquishment up the river [etc.].

1929 Casa Grande (Arizona) Disp. 13 June 7/5 (advt.) Relinquishment—For sale suitable for agricultural purposes.

1977 Gallup (New Mexico) Independent 2 Feb. 8 (advt.) Gigantic wall to wall inventory relinquishment sale.

2006 Jrnl. Star (Peoria, Illinois) (Nexis) 24 Oct. The business, a longtime fixture on Peoria's Southside, recently had a ‘retirement relinquishment’ sale to reduce some of its inventory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relinquishment
释义	relinquishmentn. Brit. /rᵻˈlɪŋkwᵻʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃm(ə)nt/, /riˈlɪŋkwɪʃm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relinquish v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < relinquish v. + -ment suffix. Compare post-classical Latin reliquimentum (13th cent. in a British source), reliquamentum (a1540). Compare earlier relinquishing n. 1. The action of relinquishing something; abandonment, surrender; an instance of this. Also: †renunciation of a person (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun] resignationc1380 resigning1395 upgivingc1423 cessionc1440 delivery?c1452 resign1457 remittinga1475 resignment1543 surrendry1547 resignal?1573 quittancea1593 relinquishment1593 delinquishment1603 abandon1614 surrendering1648 untaking1657 permission1677 vacating1820 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > deserting a person or thing forsakingc1320 leaving1526 desertion1591 relinquishment1593 deserting1646 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. iii. 174 This is the thinge they require in vs, the vtter relinquishment of all things popish. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxiii. 152 Two couenants there are.., the one concerning relinquishment of Satan. 1613–18 S. Daniel Coll. Hist. Eng. (1626) 6 All..from Lucius to Vortigern (who succeeds this relinquishment) were Roman gouernours. a1671 S. Mather Irenicum (1680) 13 If any shall require and insist upon the relinquishment of it. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. ii. 179 He remembered that Mr. Allworthy had insisted on an entire Relinquishment of all violent Means. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 584 From this relinquishment by the United States the following tracts of land are explicitly excepted. 1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV III. 259 The disgrace which might attend the relinquishment of rights which he had asserted. 1877 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 3) I. App. 583 The relinquishment of Edinburgh by the English may have been less wholly an act of free will. 1963 Times 13 May 9/5 Afghanistan is so publicly committed to the cause of the Pakhtuns, however, that no sudden relinquishment can be expected. 2002 B. Melosh Strangers & Kin i. 31 Social workers considered temporary foster care as a necessary safeguard against hasty and ill-considered relinquishments. 2. U.S. A tract of abandoned land. In later use also: any abandoned or unwanted property or goods. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > possessions > [noun] > real or immovable property > land > abandoned land relinquishment1886 1886 Copp's Land Owner 15 June 67/3 (heading) On what grounds contest should be initiated where a timber culture entryman has repeatedly offered his relinquishment for sale. 1897 Outing 29 570/2 He had come late in the previous summer, bought a relinquishment up the river [etc.]. 1929 Casa Grande (Arizona) Disp. 13 June 7/5 (advt.) Relinquishment—For sale suitable for agricultural purposes. 1977 Gallup (New Mexico) Independent 2 Feb. 8 (advt.) Gigantic wall to wall inventory relinquishment sale. 2006 Jrnl. Star (Peoria, Illinois) (Nexis) 24 Oct. The business, a longtime fixture on Peoria's Southside, recently had a ‘retirement relinquishment’ sale to reduce some of its inventory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1593
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