capitulation
English
Etymology
From Middle French capitulation.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
capitulation (countable and uncountable, plural capitulations)
- A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
- The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
- The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
- An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.
Related terms
Translations
surrender to an enemy
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French
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “capitulation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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