relinquishment

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Variant of relinquish

relinquish definition

re·lin·quish (ri liŋ′kwis̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to give up; abandon (a plan, policy, etc.)
  2. to renounce or surrender (something owned, a right, etc.)
  3. to let go (a grasp, hold, etc.)

Etymology: LME relinquissen < extended stem of OFr relinquir < L relinquere < re-, from + linquere, to leave: see loan

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