surrogation

noun

sur·​ro·​ga·​tion

ˌsərəˈgāshən

plural -s

1

: the action of surrogating : substitution, subrogation

2

: an instance of surrogating

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin surrogation-, surrogatio, from Latin surrogatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

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