Surrogation
Pronunciation : Sur`ro*ga"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Surrogate, n., and cf. Subrogation.]
Definition : Defn: The act of substituting one person in the place of another. [R.] Killingbeck.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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