surrejoinder

[Pref. sur- (2), and English rejoinder (q. v.).] Law : A second rejoinder; the reply of the plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder. sŭr-rěn-děr, v. t. & i. [O. Fr. surrendre, from sur =upon, up, and rendre =to render (q. v.).] A. Transitive: I. Ordinary Language: 1. To yield or deliver up to the power of another; to yield or give up po e ion of upon compulsion and demand. "Would not surrender the state which he liked well."Jewell: Defense of the Apologie , p. 419. 2. To yield in favor of another, not nece arily under compulsion; to resign in favor of another; to cease to claim, exercise, or use; as, to surrender a right or privilege. 3. To yield to any influence, pa ion, emotion or power. (Often used reflexively.) "If we do not surrender our wills to the overture of His goodne ." - Barrow, Sermons, vol. iii., ser. 4. IMG:content-0635.png:[blocks in formation] sur-rěp-ti-tious, *sur-rep-ti-cio us, a . [Lat. sur rep titi us , surrepticius = stolen, done stealthily, from surreptus , pa. par. of surrepo =to creep under, to steal upon; sur (for sub ) =under, and repo =to 27.