capitulation
[ kuh-pich-uh-ley-shuh n ]
/ kəˌpɪtʃ əˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of capitulating.
the document containing the terms of a surrender.
a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; a summary or enumeration.
Often capitulations.
a treaty or agreement by which subjects of one country residing or traveling in another are extended extraterritorial rights or special privileges, especially such a treaty between a European country and the former Ottoman rulers of Turkey.
Origin of capitulation
First recorded in 1525–35,
capitulation is from the Medieval Latin word
capitulātiōn- (stem of
capitulātiō). See
capitulate,
-ion
OTHER WORDS FROM capitulation
ca·pit·u·la·to·ry [kuh-pich-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /kəˈpɪtʃ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective non·ca·pit·u·la·tion, nounWords nearby capitulation
capitoline,
capitonnage,
capitular,
capitulary,
capitulate,
capitulation,
capitulationism,
capitulum,
capiz,
caplet,
caplin
Example sentences from the Web for capitulation
British Dictionary definitions for capitulation
capitulation
/ (kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən) /
noun
the act of capitulating
a document containing terms of surrender
a statement summarizing the main divisions of a subject