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Definition of Relinquishes
1. relinquish [v] - See also: relinquish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Relinquishes
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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