DISANNEX

Etymology

Verb

disannex (third-person singular simple present disannexes, present participle disannexing, simple past and past participle disannexed)

(transitive) To relinquish (land etc.) previously annexed.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`an*nex", v. t.

Definition: To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of. State Trials (1608).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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