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SURROGA'TION, n. The act of substituting one person in the place of another. [Li...
SUR'ROGATE, n. [L. surrogatus, surrogo, subrogo; sub and rogo, to propose. Rogo,...
SURREPTI'TIOUSLY, adv. by stealth; without authority; fraudulently.
SURREPTI'TIOUS, a. [L. surreptitius, supra.] Done by stealth or without proper a...
SURREP'TION, n. [L. surreptus, surrepo; sub and repo, to creep.] A coming unperc...
SURREN'DRY, n. A surrender. [Surrender is the most elegant and best authorized.]
SURREN'DEROR, n. The tenant who surrenders an estate into the hands of his lord....
SURREN'DERING, ppr. Yielding or giving up to the power of another; resigning.
SURRENDEREE', n. In law, a person to whom the lord grants surrendered land; the ...
SURREN'DERED, pp. Yielded or delivered to the power of another; given up; resigned.
SURREN'DER, v.t. [L. sursum, and rendre, to render.] 1. To yield to the power of...
SURREJOIN'DER, n. The answer of a plaintif to a defendant's rejoinder.
SURREJOIN', v.i. [sur and rejoin.] In legal pleadings, to reply, as a plaintif t...
SURREBUT'TER, n. The plaintif's reply in pleading to a defendant's rebutter.
SURREBUT', v.i. [sur and rebut.] In legal pleadings, to reply, as a plaintif, to...
SUR'QUEDRY, n. [See Heed .] Overweening pride; arrogance. [Not in use.]