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cession

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛʃ(ə)n/

Definition of cession

noun

[mass noun]
  • the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state:the cession of twenty important towns

Origin:

late Middle English; from Latin cessio(n-), from cedere 'cede'

cession in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cession in the US English dictionary