surrendern.
/səˈrɛndə/, U.S. /səˈrɛndər/ The action or an act of surrendering.† 3. An act of rendering (thanks). Obsolete. rare.
1. Law.
a. The giving up of an estate to the person who has it in reversion or remainder, so as to merge it in the larger estate; e.g. the giving up of a lease before its expiration; spec. the yielding up of a tenancy in a copyhold estate to the lord of the manor for a specified purpose; transferred a deed by which such surrender is made.
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > [noun] > giving up one's reversion to one who has estate
surrender1487
1487 Rolls of Parl. VI. 394/1 Determynation of the States..by Deth,..or by eny other wise then by Surrender.
1512 in F. Collins Wills & Admin. Knaresborough Court Rolls (1902) I. 4 I will that my feoffees maike a sufficiente and lawful estaite, by surrender or otherwais.
1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xi. f. 14 Surrenders of landes holden by the yerde.
1535 Act 27 Hen. VIII c. 27 §7 The said Chauncellour shall have power..to take surrendre of any leases.
1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Xiv v I haue wastfully spente..the surrender of my fathers landes.
1590 W. West Συμβολαιογραϕία ii. §311. sig. DDiij An Instrument of Surrender is an instrument testifiyng..that the particuler tenant of landes..doth..agree, that he which hath the next immediate remainder or reuersion thereof shall also haue the particuler estate of the same in possession.
1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 338 If a man make a Lease for yeares to begin at Michaelmasse next, this future interest cannot bee surrendred, because there is no Reuersion wherein it may drowne, but by a Surrender in Law it may be drowned. As if the Lessee before Michaelmasse take a new Lease for yeares..this is a Surrender in Law of the former Lease.
1679–88 in J. Y. Akerman Moneys Secret Services Charles II & James II (1851) 69 For the charge of a surrender made by Lord Arundell of Trerice, and inrolling the same, 3 0 0.
1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. ii. 365 Surrender,..the yielding up of the estate by the tenant into the hands of the lord, for such purposes as in the surrender are expressed.
1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) I. 277 A term cannot be merged by surrender till the tenant has entered.
1825 Act 6 George IV c. 16 §3 If any such Trader shall..make..any fraudulent Surrender of any of his Copyhold Lands.
b. The giving up of letters patent granting an estate or office; Historical the yielding up of tithes in Scotland to the Crown.
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society > law > legal right > withdrawal or loss of legal rights > [noun] > renunciation or surrender of right or claim
quitclaimancea1325
renunciation1399
surrender1557
quitclaim1611
disclaimer1623
waiver1628
1557 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 261 Upon dewe surrender mayde to my handes of the other sayde severall patentes.
1628 Sc. Acts Chas. I (1870) V. 189/1 Such of his Majesties Subjects as had right to whatsoever erection of..Teinds and others forsaids who should make surrender thereof in his Majesties hands.
1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 126 His..Commission of Surrenders of Superiorities and Tithes, by which the Ministers and Land-owners were bought out..from the Clientele and Vassallage of the Nobility and Laique Patrons.
1662 W. Hughes Grand Abridgm. Law III. 1904/2 Of Surrender of the Kings Letters Patents, what shall be said a good Surrender of them, and what not.
1729 G. Jacob New Law-dict. (at cited word) A Surrender may be made of Letters Patent to the King, to the End he may grant the Estate to whom he pleases.
c. The action of surrendering to bail.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > appearance before court > surrender to bail
surrender1710
1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 10 The Bail has a sort of Custody and Command of the Prisoner. A Surrender is our Discharge.
d. The giving up by a bankrupt of his property to his creditors or their assignees; also, his due appearance in the bankruptcy court for examination, as formerly required by the bankruptcy acts.
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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [noun] > seizing lands or goods > attachment of person or property for debt > surrender of goods to creditors
cession1622
bonorum1623
surrender1725
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [noun] > appearance before court
appearancec1460
peremptor1489
forthcoming1533
comparition1611
surrender1825
1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 86 Upon his honest and faithful surrender of his affairs, he shall be set at liberty.
1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. ii. 481 In case the bankrupt absconds..between the time of the commission issued, and the last day of surrender, he may by warrant..be committed to the county goal.
1825 Act 6 George IV c. 16 §112 If any Person..declared Bankrupt, shall not..surrender himself to them [sc. Commissioners], and sign or subscribe such Surrender, and submit to be examined before them..[he] shall be deemed guilty of Felony.
e. †(a) See quot. 1755. (b) The abandonment of an insurance policy by the party assured on receiving part of the premiums. surrender value, the amount payable to an insured person on his surrendering his policy.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance claim > abandonment of claim
surrender1755
society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > abandonment of policy
surrender1880
1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances II. 92 When any Goods or Ships that are insured, happen to be lost,..then the Assured is obliged to abandon such Goods or Ship to the Benefit of the Assurers, before he can demand any Satisfaction from them. The Surrender must be made by Notice in writing, by the Messenger of the maritime Court.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 179/1 The surrender value to be allowed for a policy which is to be given up should be less than the reserve value.
1887 J. Henry Handbk. Life Assurers (ed. 2) 51 The value to be offered by the office for a surrender of the policy.
2.
a. The giving up of something (or of oneself) into the possession or power of another who has or is held to have a claim to it; esp. (Military, etc.) of combatants, a town, territory, etc. to an enemy or a superior. In wider sense: Giving up, resignation, abandonment.
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society > armed hostility > defeat > [noun] > surrender
deliverancea1387
appointmenta1513
composition1523
dedition1523
rendering1523
surrender?a1525
fall1535
render1548
rendry1600
rendition1601
capitulation1604
recapitulation1641
reddition1641
surrendering1648
capitulating1734
the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun] > handing over or giving up to another > to one who has a claim
surrender?a1525
?a1525 (c1450) Christ's Burial & Resurrection i. l. 301 in F. J. Furnivall Digby Plays (1896) 181 To his fadere, for vs he made a sure render.
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cccliiij The Senate refused to make surrender or to receiue a power into the citie.
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cccc Albeit they were layde at with many weapons, yet toke they it by surrender.
1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 135 To speake..About surrender vp of Aquitaine. View more context for this quotation
1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. xxv. 252 Which they did not deliver unto him as a Surrender, but to shew and manifest their Dutyes.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 494 With eyes Of conjugal attraction unreprov'd, And meek surrender . View more context for this quotation
1689 in Acts Parl. Scotl. (1875) XII. 54/2 That at the surrender of the castle þe avenews be gaurded be the town gaurds.
1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 88 That he may secure some liberty, he makes a surrender in trust of the whole of it. View more context for this quotation
1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) II. xxx. 145 That a repeal of the Stamp Act would be a surrender of the authority of the British Legislature over the Colonies.
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxvii. 353 Nothing depresses..so much as a surrender of the approved and habitual forms of life.
1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xx. 449 Sacrifice..consists..in the perfect surrender of a perfect Will and Life.
1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xviii. 206 [The terms of peace] did not involve the surrender or driving out of the English exiles.
1911 E. Beveridge North Uist iv. 58 Although offering surrender, all were slain.
b. Cards. In the game of ombre, the act of throwing up one's hand and paying one's forfeit to the pool instead of to an adversary.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > ombre and quadrille > [noun] > actions or tactics
mediateur1797
defence1874
surrender1874
whim1874
solo1878
1874 H. H. Gibbs Game of Ombre (1878) 32 Surrender was formerly not allowed in English play.
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the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] > thanking or thanksgiving
thankingc893
thanksgiving1533
thank-render1548
gratulation1579
surrender1594
gratificationa1597
Eucharist1604
Eucharistic1623
1594 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1908) 5 283 To give to his temporal benefactors a sweet surrender of thanks.
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surrenderv.
/səˈrɛndə/, U.S. /səˈrɛndər/ 1. Law.absolute.1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. i. 59 Euerie Copiholder may surrender in Court and need not alleadge any custome therefore.1806 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. VI. 42 If a person devises a copyhold for the benefit of persons of this kind, without surrendering it to the use of his will.1863 H. J. Stephen New Comm. Laws Eng. (ed. 5) I. 532 Such under-lessees (by refusing to surrender, in their turn, notwithstanding they had covenanted to do so).
a. transitive. To give up (an estate) to one who has it in reversion or remainder; spec. to give up (a copyhold estate) to the lord of the manor, either by way of relinquishing it or of conveying it to another.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another
i-taechec888
outreacheOE
sellc950
beteacha1000
areachc1000
turnc1175
handsellc1225
betakec1250
deliverc1300
beken1330
yielda1382
disposec1384
resigna1387
livera1400
to turn overa1425
deputea1440
overgive1444
quit?c1450
surrend1450
surrender1466
renderc1480
to give over1483
despose1485
refer1547
to pass over1560
to set over1585
behight1590
tip1610
consign1632
delegate1633
skink1637
to hand over1644
delate1651
to turn off1667
to turn in1822
society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > revert to [verb (transitive)] > grant one's reversion to one who has estate
surrender1466
release1718
society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > revert [verb (intransitive)] > revert to lord, king, or state > give up estate
surrender1628
1466 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 348 Thomas Edmunde of Douercorte sorendryd into Iohn Sparre..alle the londe..that he hathe.
1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. viv Yf he wyll alyen hys lande to another, him behoueth after some custome to surrendre the tenementes in some court .&c. into the lordes handes.
1606 Munim. de Melros (Bannatyne) 658 To..surrander vpgeif and ouergeif All and haill þe maner place of Melrosse... In the handis of oure said souerane lord.
1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. ii. 144 If I grant a lease to A for the term of three years, and after the expiration of the said term to B for six years, and A surrenders or forfeits his lease at the end of one year, B's interest shall immediately take effect.
1800 A. Addison Rep. Cases Pennsylvania 12 The award was..that a lease should be surrendered.
1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. x. 331 He may at common law surrender his estate to the remainderman or reversioner by simple deed.
b. To give up (letters patent, tithes) into the hands of the sovereign. (Cf. surrender n. 1b.)
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society > law > legal right > withdrawal or loss of legal rights > take away a right [verb (transitive)] > renounce or surrender rights or claims
remisea1325
surrender1473
acquit1481
waivea1631
remiss1701
1473 Rolls of Parl. VI. 82/1 He to surrender uppe unto us his seid Letters Patentes.
1628 Sc. Acts Chas. I (1870) V. 189/2 That all superiorities of Erections should be freely resigned and surrendered in his Majesties hands without any composition.
1662 W. Hughes Grand Abridgm. Law III. 1906/1 It was found..That G. did Surrender and Restore the said Letters Patents, in Chancery, to be cancelled.
c. reflexive or intransitive of a bankrupt: To appear in the bankruptcy court for examination.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (intransitive)] > appear before court > of bankrupt
surrender1707
1707 London Gaz. No. 4318/4 He being declared a Bankrupt, is required to surrender himself.
1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. ii. 481 At the third meeting, at farthest,..the bankrupt..must surrender himself personally to the commissioners.
1825 Act 6 George IV c. 16 §117 The Bankrupt shall be free from Arrest or Imprisonment by any Creditor in coming to surrender.
a1832 A. Polson Eng. Law in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 835/1 If he fails..to surrender himself, and submit to be examined before the court, or upon examination does not discover all his..estate.
d. transitive. Of a bail: To produce (the principal) in court at the appointed time. Also intransitive or reflexive of the principal, usually in to surrender to one's bail.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (transitive)] > of a bail: to produce the principal
surrender1747
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (intransitive)] > appear before court > of person on bail
surrender1848
1747 C. Viner Gen. Abridgm. Law & Equity III. 499 An Action of Debt was brought on the Recognizance against the Bail,..and the Principal was surrender'd.
1747 C. Viner Gen. Abridgm. Law & Equity III. 499 On a Suggestion that the Defendant had surrender'd himself in Discharge of his Bail.
1835 Penny Cycl. III. 288/1 Unless they, the bail, pay the costs and money recovered for him, or surrender him to custody.
1848 Act 11 & 12 Victoria c. 42 §23 Such Justice of the Peace may..admit such Person to Bail..and..shall take the Recognizance of the said accused Person and his Surety..that he will then surrender and take his Trial.
1883 Law Times 29 Sept. 363/1 Magistrates should in all cases grant bail unless they have good reason to suppose that the prisoner will not surrender.
2. with up.1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iii. sig. G4v Ile make a pickaxe of my poniard, And heere surrender vp my Marshalship.a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. B2v Say, he surrenders vp to him his soule.1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 394 They surrendred up this Manour unto King Henry the Eight.1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 3 Ostend was surrendred up to Arch-Duke Albert.a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 520 To surrender up some of those great jurisdictions over the Highlands that were in his family.1767 W. Harte Amaranth 91 Surrender up to me thy captive-breath.
a. To give up (something) out of one's own possession or power into that of another who has or asserts a claim to it; to yield on demand or compulsion; esp. (Military) to give up the possession of (a fortress, town, territory, etc.) to an enemy or assailant. Also figurative. Const. to.Formerly also with up (now rare or obsolete).
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society > armed hostility > defeat > suffer defeat [verb (transitive)] > surrender (a town, etc.)
yield1297
ayield1450
render1481
surrender1509
capitulate1610
to lay down (one's) arms1659
to ground arms1855
the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another > hand over to one who has claim
surrender1509
the mind > possession > relinquishing > make relinquishment [verb (intransitive)] > hand over to another
turn1400
surrender1651
to come across with1895
1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xlii. 207 The body..wyll not remember Howe erth to erth must his strength surrender.
1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. U.i What offices hast thou to surrender into my handes, quoth the Pope.
1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xix. 23 b If they..did surrender the place he would exempt out of them two hundreth.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. Y2v Till he surrendred Realme and life to fate.
1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. iv. 84 One..More worthy this place then my selfe, to whom..I would surrender it. View more context for this quotation
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvii. 160 Though he have surrendred his Power to the Civill Law.
1782 W. Cowper Friendship 117 Plebeians must surrender And yield so much to noble folk.
1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 102 Some to the fascination of a name Surrender judgment.
1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic xii. 299 The diamond and the gems have surrendered to science their adamantine strength.
1850 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1872) 3rd Ser. iii. 41 There are others, who..would surrender the conscience of each man to the conscience of the Church.
1874 A. B. Davidson Introd. Hebrew Gram. 29 In words with the Art[icle] the weak he usually surrenders its vowel to the prep[osition] and disappears.
b. More widely: To give up, resign, abandon, relinquish possession of, esp. in favour of or for the sake of another.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)]
forsakec893
forlet971
to reach upOE
agiveOE
yield?c1225
uptake1297
up-yield1297
yield1297
deliverc1300
to-yielda1375
overgivec1384
grant1390
forbeara1400
livera1400
forgoc1400
upgive1415
permit1429
quit1429
renderc1436
relinquish1479
abandonc1485
to hold up?1499
enlibertyc1500
surrender1509
cess1523
relent1528
to cast up?1529
resignate1531
uprender1551
demit1563
disclaim1567
to fling up1587
to give up1589
quittance1592
vail1593
enfeoff1598
revoke1599
to give off1613
disownc1620
succumb1632
abdicate1633
delinquish1645
discount1648
to pass away1650
to turn off1667
choke1747
to jack up1870
chuck up (the sponge)1878
chuckc1879
unget1893
sling1902
to jack in1948
punt1966
to-leave-
1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xx. 96 Ryght so let wysdome your sorowe surrendre.
1565 T. Harding Confut. Apol. Church of Eng. iv. vii. f. 187v His sonne tooke vpon him forthwith the administration of the Empire,..would not surrender the state which he liked well.
1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia v. 463 Afterward..I will surrender my surcharged life.
1779 Mirror No. 35 He must surrender his own character, and assume the hue of every company he enters.
1833 H. Martineau French Wines & Politics iv. 62 Sounds reached her which gave her back a little of the hope which she had wholly surrendered.
1871 R. W. Dale Ten Commandm. x. 253 For those whom we love we gladly surrender our personal comfort and ease.
3.
a. reflexive. To give oneself up into the power of another, esp. as a prisoner.
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society > armed hostility > defeat > suffer defeat [verb (reflexive)] > surrender
yield1297
render1494
surrender1585
society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > submission > submit [verb (reflexive)]
underlaya1300
bowa1400
thralla1400
submit?c1425
obeishc1449
surrender1585
1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xix. 23 Fainte heartedlie to surrender themselues to the mercie of those, at whose hands was nothing to be looked for, but miserable seruitude.
1693 tr. J. Le Clerc Mem. Count Teckely i. 82 That [sc. garrison] of Licowa surrendred it self the next day.
1760 Cautions & Advices to Officers of Army 30 The French fired all their Arms into the Air; then threw them down, and surrendered themselves Prisoners of War.
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward II. xiii. 329 It is the banner of the Count of Crevecœur..to him I will surrender myself.
1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham III. xix. 324 His..desire to appease his mind, by surrendering himself to justice.
1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. lv. 225 They were..informed that the Apostle..had thought it right to..surrender himself as a prisoner.
b. figurative. To give oneself up to some influence, course of action, etc.; to abandon oneself or devote oneself entirely to.
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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or busy oneself [verb (reflexive)] > devote or apply oneself
choosea1300
yield?a1366
givea1400
employ1439
applyc1450
poura1500
intend?1504
delivera1533
addict1534
bequeath1558
bend1591
devotea1616
devow1626
surrendera1732
puzzle1751
a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) II. 48 Those..who do not surrender themselves up to the Methods it prescribes.
1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) viii. 88 We must surrender ourselves..to our duties.
4. intransitive for reflexive = 3; chiefly Military (said of a body of men, a town or fortress, etc.); also figurative.
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society > armed hostility > defeat > be defeated [verb (intransitive)] > surrender
to cry (or say) creanta1250
to yield oneself creanta1250
to do (also put) oneself in (also to) a person's mercya1325
yieldc1330
recray1340
summisec1450
render1523
amain1540
surrender1560
to throw down one's arms (also weapons, etc.)1593
articulate1595
to yield (also bow oneself) to (also upon) mercy1595
to give grass1597
capitulate1601
to cry cravena1634
to lower or strike one's flag1644
bail1840
hands-up1879
kamerad1914
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cclxxxvjv Whan they had surrendred [L. facta deditione].
1608 W. Shakespeare Richard II iv. i. 147 Fetch hither Richard, that in common view He may surrender.
1676 Earl of Orrery in C. E. Pike Essex Papers (1913) II. 58 I lay before it [sc. Limerick]..untill the Plague and Famine made it surrender, we could not take it.
1691 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 272 The garison surrendring upon discretion.
a1721 M. Prior Songs vi. 25 Nothing's proof against those eyes, Best resolves and strictest ties To their force must soon surrender.
1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. II. 239 The Commodore was determined that the place should surrender at discretion.
1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. vi. xii. 310 ‘Surrender,’ said the commander of the yeomanry. ‘Resistance is useless.’
1890 Spectator 1 Nov. 595/1 They only sent fifteen hundred men, who accomplished nothing, and were finally compelled to surrender at discretion.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > gratitude > give thanks [verb (intransitive)]
thankc950
to give thanks (thank, to do thank(s)1477
render1484
say1490
surrender1542
to return thanks?1570
1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth viii. sig. E.i Surrendrynge thankes to hym for his manyfolde goodnes.
1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie 125 To surrender their accustomed honor vsed yearely vnto the..mistresse.
1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 180 They had surrendred vnto him thankes.
1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 195 Hee tooke his leaue of vs with great friendship and curtesie: who did surrender the same after our custome.
Derivatives
suˈrrendered adj., n., and adj. /-əd/
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > [adjective]
yieldena1542
yielded1591
resigned1611
surrendered1876
society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective] > surrendering > surrendered
capitulated1843
yielded1868
surrendered1876
1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 119 Dante..believed that..his [sc. the Lord's] kingdom would be established in the surrendered will.
1911 H. Craik Life Ld. Clarendon I. xii. 323 Fairfax..had..accepted the others as surrendered prisoners.
suˈrrendering n. and adj.
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
society > armed hostility > defeat > [noun] > surrender
deliverancea1387
appointmenta1513
composition1523
dedition1523
rendering1523
surrender?a1525
fall1535
render1548
rendry1600
rendition1601
capitulation1604
recapitulation1641
reddition1641
surrendering1648
capitulating1734
society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective] > surrendering
recreantc1330
capitulating1647
succumbent1812
surrendering1901
1648 (title) The Demands..of The Earle of Norwich..to Generall Fairfax, concerning the surrendering of the said City.
1711 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 174 Articles of agreement for the surrendering of Lymerick.
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. vi. 264 The Hôtel-de-Ville ‘invites’ him to admit National Soldiers, which is a soft name for surrendering.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 20 May 7/1 Parties of the latter returned into the town and searched the place for surrendering burghers.
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