Etymology

cession

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Today it means: That which is ceded. Full definition →

Middle French cession ← Latin cessionem
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  1. Latin · derived fromcessionem
  2. Middle French · derived fromcession
  3. English todaycession

From Middle French cession, from Latin cessionem, from past participle of cēdere (“to yield”). By surface analysis, cede + -sion.

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