surrogationn.
/sʌrəˈɡeɪʃən/ Now rare.
1. Appointment of a person to some office in place of another.
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society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > appointment in place of another
surrogation1533
kingmaking1643
1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1903) II. v. xiv. 195 Becaus sa grete myscheif fell to romanis eftir þe surrogatioun of the said censore.
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xli. xvi. 1105 The surrogation of a colleague unto him.
1608 Bp. J. Hall Epist. II. iv. x Ye magistrates..whom God hath on purpose, in a wise surrogation, set vpon earth.
1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 15 The prediction of the Apostacy of Iudas, and Surrogation of S. Matthias.
1717 J. Killingbeck Serm. vi. 120 A Surrogation and new Choice of an Apostle to succeed into the Room of Judas.
2. gen. Substitution: = subrogation n. 2.
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the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun]
changec1325
substitution1572
shift1573
quid pro quo1580
counterchange1589
supposing1591
subrogation1596
commutation1597
suffection1612
surrogationa1638
supplying1643
changeover1918
a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 736 The calling of the Gentiles,..by way of surrogation to the Jews.
1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (x. 10) ii. 442 This surrogation had been in vain, if Christs Sacrifice had not made perfect.
a1711 T. Ken Wks. (1721) I. 40 Thou a full Freedom to Thyself hast kept, A Surrogation for us to accept.
1911 W. W. Fowler Relig. Exper. Rom. People xiv. 322 Even if we were to grant the human sacrifice, the surrogation of [straw] puppets is a most unlikely thing to have happened.
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