CAPITULATION, noun 1. The act of capitulating, or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms or conditions. 2. The treaty or instrument containing the conditions of surrender. 3. A reducing to heads. 4. In German polity, a contract which the Emperor makes with the electors, in the names of the princes and states of the empire, before he is raised to the imperial dignity.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI