surrogacyn.
/ˈsʌrəɡəsi/, U.S. /ˈsərəɡəsi/ rare.
The office of a surrogate; surrogateship.
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society > authority > delegated authority > action or function of a delegate or deputy > [noun]
legacyc1384
proxy1440
vicarship1534
deputyship1587
attorneyship1598
vicegerentship1600
vicaragea1631
solicitorship1633
agenting1646
committeeship1648
representation1660
proxyship1674
proxyhood1776
surrogacy1811
assigneeship1829
locum tenency1831
delegateship1838
surrogateship1846
repping1910
1811 J. Cecil Mem. R. Cecil in Wks. (1827) I. 19 He had before recommended him..for the Surrogacy annexed to..his Living.
1829 18th Rep. Comm. Crts. Justice Irel. 77 Copy Commission of Surrogacy to Sir Henry Meredyth.
Draft additions 1993
2. (The practice of) surrogate motherhood. Originally U.S.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > motherhood > [noun] > practice of surrogate motherhood
surrogacy1982
1982 Walters & Singar Test-Tube Babies 138 The objections to surrogacy based on fears of financial exploitation..are very real.
1984 Times 25 Apr. 11/1 The government-appointed Warnock Committee [is] pondering whether surrogacy should be banned.
1987 N.Y. Times 3 Mar. a26/6 The nature of the surrogacy has been misstated in reporting on the Baby M case.
1990 New Scientist 20 Oct. 52/1 The meaning of ‘mother’, ‘father’ and ‘family’ are ambiguous in the context of surrogacy.
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