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noun a verbal act of admitting defeat
noun the act of conceding or yielding
verb be the cause or source of
originFrom Middle English ȝeldinge, ȝeldynge, ȝeldinde, ȝeldand, from Old English ġyldende, ġieldende, present participle of ġieldan (“to yield, pay”), equivalent to yield + -ing.
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