Cessionary
/ˈsɛʃ.əˌnɛr.i/noun
Relating to a cession, or to the person or party to whom something is transferred.
Did you know?Cessionary comes from Latin legal language, where *cessio* meant a yielding or handing over, and its deeper root is tied to the idea of “going” or “yielding” rather than anything mystical.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱey-
“to lie down, settle, or go to rest”
Latin
Latin
cēdere
“to yield, give way, go back, withdraw”
Latin
Latin
cessiō
“a yielding, transfer, legal surrender”
Late Latin
Latin
cessionārius
“pertaining to a cession; one who receives by transfer”
Middle English / Modern English
English
cessionary
“relating to a cession or to a transferee in law”
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