noun

1. the act of submitting, yielding, or surrendering
2. the quality or condition of being submissive; resignation; obedience; meekness
3. 1. the act of submitting something to another for decision, consideration, etc.
   2. something thus submitted, as an article or photograph to a publisher
4. Law an agreement whereby parties to a dispute submit the matter to arbitration and agree to be bound by the decision

Etymology: OFr < L submissio < submissus, pp. of submittere