relinquishment

UK: /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃmənt/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•lin•quish /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/   v. [~ + object] ,

1. to surrender (a possession, right, claim, etc.);
   abandon;
   let go:
   to relinquish a throne.

re•lin•quish•ment, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•lin•quish  (ri ling′kwish), v.t. 

1. to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.):
   to relinquish the throne.
2. to give up;
   put aside or desist from:
   to relinquish a plan.
3. to let go;
   release:
   to relinquish one's hold.

• Middle French relinquiss-, long stem of relinquir Latin relinquere to leave behind, equivalent. to re- re- + linquere to leave (akin to lend)
• late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen 1425–75

re•lin′quish•er, n. 
re•lin′quish•ment, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. yield, cede, waive, forego, abdicate, leave, quit, forswear, desert, resign. See abandon ¹.