- the act of capitulating
- a document containing terms of surrender
- a statement summarizing the main divisions of a subject
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ca•pit•u•la•tion
(kə pich′ə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
ca•pit•u•la•to•ry
(kə pich′ə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
- the act of capitulating.
- the document containing the terms of a surrender.
- a list of the headings or main divisions of a subject; a summary or enumeration.
- Law, World HistoryOften, capitulations. a treaty or agreement by which subjects of one country residing or traveling in another are extended extraterritorial rights or special privileges, esp. such a treaty between a European country and the former Ottoman rulers of Turkey.
- Medieval Latin capitulātiōn- (stem of capitulātiō). See capitulate, -ion
- 1525–35
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capitulation /kəˌpɪtjʊˈleɪʃən/ n
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