† reˈlinque, v. Obs. rare.
[ad. OF. relinquir or L. relinquĕre: see relinquish.]
trans. To leave, abandon. (In Caxton only.)
| 1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 423/2, I haue relynqued and lefte my londe and my parentes. 1484 ― Fables of æsop iii. iv, They whiche relynquen and leue theyr owne lordes for to serue another straunger..ben wel worthy to be punysshed. |