Meanings
nounrelinquishment (countable and uncountable, plural relinquishments)
plural relinquishments
- countableuncountableThe act of relinquishing something.
Synonyms: abandonment, cession, renunciation, surrender
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of relinquishing something.
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nouna verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
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nounthe act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Proto-Indo-European*leykʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*linékʷti
- Proto-Italic*linkʷō
- Latinlinquō
- Latinrelinquō
- Old Frenchrelenquir
- Middle Frenchrelinquir
- Middle Englishrelinquisshen
- Englishrelinquish
- Englishrelinquishment
From relinquish + -ment.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto abandono
- abandonoact of relinquishing
Norwegian Bokmål avståelse
- avståelseact of relinquishing
Polish odstąpienie, zrzeczenie się
- odstąpienieact of relinquishing
- zrzeczenie sięact of relinquishing
Turkish ayrılık, hicran
- ayrılıkact of relinquishing
- hicranact of relinquishing
Cite this entry
APA
relinquishment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relinquishment
MLA
“relinquishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relinquishment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relinquishment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relinquishment.
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