Middle English Dictionary Entry
relinquishen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | relinquishen v. P.ppl. relinquished, relinquist. |
| Etymology | OF relinquiss-, extended stem of relinquir, var. of relenquir. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To abandon (sb.), desert (one's king), renounce, abjure; give up (a lawsuit).
Associated quotations
- (1454) Let.Bk.Lond.K (Gldh LetBk K)364 : Þe same suter..be comaunded..to relinquisshe and withdrawe any suche sute or accion.
- (1472-3) RParl.6.22a : He myght have enjoyed his lyvelode and goodes, yf he wold have relinquyst and departed fro youre moost noble persone.
- (1474) Let.Christ Ch.in RS 85.3283 : It myght nat redunde to oure wele but rather gif thaym cause, after that thai be relinquisshed of this lande, to bee right extreme enemyes and adversaries to the same.