Definition of Relinquishes

1. Verb. (third-person singular of relinquish) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Relinquishes

1. relinquish [v] - See also: relinquish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Relinquishes

relik
reliks
reline
relined
relines
relining
relink
relinked
relinking
relinks
relinquent
relinquish
relinquished
relinquisher
relinquishers
relinquishes (current term)
relinquishing
relinquishment
relinquishments
relinquisht
reliquaries
reliquary
relique
reliquefaction
reliquefication
reliquefied
reliquefies
reliquefy
reliquefying
reliquely

Literary usage of Relinquishes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"Mr. Jonathan Belcher comes to me before I go to Council, tells me he has finish'd with his Mother ; she relinquishes her Thirty pounds per anum, ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"The Spaniards residing in the territories over which Spain by this treaty cedes or relinquishes her sovereignty shall be subject in matters civil as well as ..."

3. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1862)
"... killed—New administration—Story of the war resumed—Wellington's precautionary measures described—He relinquishes the design of invading Andalusia and ..."

4. The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks (1854)
"relinquishes his Office and returns to England. — Edward the Sixth. — Charles the Fifth requests him to return to Spain. — His Occupations in England. ..."

5. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, from the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1842)
"... Castello Branco—General Cameron sent to Almeida-—French advanced guard reaches Merida—Cradock relinquishes the design of re-enforcing the army in Spain, ..."

6. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1839)
"... resigns— Mr. Perceval killed — New administration—Story of the war resumed —Wellington's precautionary measure: described—He relinquishes ..."

7. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1839)
"... described—He relinquishes the design of invading Andalusia and resolves to operate in the north—Reasons why—Surprise of Almaraz by general Hill—False ..."

8. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by by John Wesley Monette (1848)
"Canada falls under the Arms of Britain in 1759, and many Canadians emigrate to Louisians,—France relinquishes all Louisiana, by Treaties of 1762 and 1763, ..."

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