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surrogacy rare.|ˈsʌrəgəsɪ|
[f. next: see -acy.]
The office of a surrogate; surrogateship.
1811J. Cecil Mem. R. Cecil in Wks. (1827) I. 19 He had before recommended him..for the Surrogacy annexed to..his Living. 182918th Rep. Comm. Crts. Justice Irel. 77 Copy Commission of Surrogacy to Sir Henry Meredyth.
Restrict rare to sense in Dict. and add: 2. (The practice of) surrogate motherhood. orig. U.S.
1982Walters & Singar Test-Tube Babies 138 The objections to surrogacy based on fears of financial exploitation..are very real. 1984Times 25 Apr. 11/1 The government-appointed Warnock Committee [is] pondering whether surrogacy should be banned. 1987N.Y. Times 3 Mar. a26/6 The nature of the surrogacy has been misstated in reporting on the Baby M case. 1990New Scientist 20 Oct. 52/1 The meaning of ‘mother’, ‘father’ and ‘family’ are ambiguous in the context of surrogacy. |