readoptionn.

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica i. 40 He was by theym electe & chosen theyr kynge agayn; whiche, after the re-adopcion of his regaly [L. sumpto regno], taughte theym the ceremonyes & mysteres of Ceres Eleusine.

?1530 J. Rastell Pastyme of People sig. F.iv In this sayd fyrst yere of the readopcyon, quene Elysabethe beynge at westmyster, was delyueued of a yonge prince called Edwarde.

?a1562 G. Cavendish Life Wolsey (1959) 119 They feared hyme more after his fall..doughtyng myche hys readopcion in to auctorytie.

1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion xviii. Illustr. 276 Ed. IV. deposed Henry some IX. yeeres after, and hauing raigned neer like space, was also, by readoption of Henry, depriu'd for a time.

1794 D. Hartley Argument on Fr. Revol. 56 The magnanimous re-adoption, by the victors, of their fellow citizens conforming to the constitution, will add strength to that constitution.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 296 John,..speaking of the re-adoption of the redeemed to be Sons of God.

1878 P. Bayne Chief Actors Puritan Revol. v. 162 The readoption of those religious doctrines and sentiments which..England had cast out.

1938 Musical Times 79 494/2 A readoption of these principles [sc. of classical composers] would mean freedom with a new sense of direction rather than any artificial constraint.

1957 P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound 273 Such movements can be either revivalistic—stressing the readoption of customs fallen into desuetude—or perpetuative.

2005 Australian (Nexis) 6 May (World section) 9 That law was seen as unfavourable to Christian parties.., and its readoption sparked a furious reaction.