surrogation Now rare.
(sʌrəˈgeɪʃən)
[ad. med.L. surrogātio, -ōnem, assimilated f. subrogātio subrogation. Cf. OF. surrogation, It. surrogazione.]
1. Appointment of a person to some office in place of another.
| 1533 Bellenden Livy v. xiv. (S.T.S.) II. 195 Becaus sa grete myscheif fell to romanis eftir þe surrogatioun of the said censore. 1600 Holland Livy xli. xvi. 1105 The surrogation of a colleague unto him. 1608 Bp. Hall Epist. iv. x, Ye magistrates..whom God hath on purpose, in a wise surrogation, set vpon earth. 1642 Jer. Taylor Episc. (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 1.
| a 1638 Mede Wks. (1672) 736 The calling of the Gentiles,..by way of surrogation to the Jews. a 1653 Gouge Comm. Heb. x. 10 This surrogation had been in vain, if Christs Sacrifice had not made perfect. a 1711 Ken Hymns Evang. Poet. Wks. 1721 I. 40 Thou a full Freedom to Thyself hast kept, A Surrogation for us to accept. 1911 W. W. Fowler Relig. Exper. Roman 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. |