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sponsion definition

spon·sion (spän′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a formal promise or pledge, esp. one made on behalf of another person, as by a godparent
  2. in international law, an act done or engagement made for a state by an unauthorized agent

Etymology: L sponsio < spondere, to promise solemnly: see sponsor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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