Feminine

capitulation

Meaning

  1. (archaic, feminine) treaty, convention; especially a treaty regarding the rights of nationals of one party with respect to the government of the other party
  2. (feminine) surrender, capitulation (act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms)

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.pi.ty.la.sjɔ̃/
Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin capitulātiōnem. By surface analysis, capituler + -ation.

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