Etymology

deditio

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Today it means: In medieval Europe, an act of ritualized submission and request for mercy, performed before a monarch or other feudal lord. Full definition →

Latin dēditiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēditiō
  2. English todaydeditio

From Latin dēditiō.

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