ces‧sion /ˈseʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin cessio, from cedere; ⇒ cede]
the act of giving up land, property, or rights, especially to another country after a war, or something that is given up in this way ⇒
cede:
Spanish cession of the territory in 1818 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲