capitulation
A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
Noun
- 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.
Origin
From Middle French capitulation; equivalent to capitulate + -ion. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
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capitulationism capitulationist noncapitulation re-capitulation recapitulation