Cession

= **The Meaning of Cession** =
 * # A ceding or surrendering, as of territory to another country by treaty.
 * 1) Something, such as territory, that is ceded.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from , past participle of , //to yield//; see in Indo-European roots.] || The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.