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Origin and history of submission

submission(n.)

late 14c., submissioun, "act of referring to a third party for judgment or decision," from Old French submission or directly from Latin submissionem (nominative submissio) "a lowering, letting down; sinking," noun of action from past-participle stem of submittere "to let down, put down, lower, reduce, yield" (see submit).

The sense of "humble obedience" is attested by mid-15c. By mid-15c. broadly as "act of submitting, act of yielding, entire surrender of control." Compare submittal (n.).

French submission has been replaced by doublet soumission.

also from late 14c.

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submit(v.)

late 14c., submitten, "place (oneself) under the control of another, yield oneself, become submissive" (intransitive), from Latin submittere "to yield, lower, let down, put under, reduce," from sub "under" (see sub-) + mittere "let go, send" (see mission).

The transitive sense of "refer to the discretion or judgment of another" is from early 15c.; especially for criticism or opinion (1550s); hence "propose, declare as one's opinion" (1818). Related: Submitted; submitting.

submittal(n.)

"act or process of submitting," 1866, from submit (v.) + -ance. Marked "rare" in Century Dictionary and OED. Submittance (c. 1600), submitting (n.), late 15c., also are used.

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submissive
1580s, "inclined to submit, yielding to power or authority," from Latin submiss-, past-participle stem of submittere (see submission) + -ive. The psychological-erotic sense is attested by 1969. As a noun in this sense, by 1985. Submissionist (n.) in various political contexts is
entry
c. 1300, "act or fact of physically entering; place of entrance, means of entering a building; opportunity or right of entering; initiation or beginning of an action;" from Old French entree "entry, entrance" (12c.), noun use of fem. past participle of entrer "to enter" (see ente
obeisance
late 14c., obeisaunce, "act or fact of obeying, submissiveness, quality of being compliant or dutiful; respectful submission...The sense in English altered late 14c. to "bending or prostration of the body as a gesture of submission or respect, a bow...
obedience
c. 1200, "the practice or virtue of submission to a higher power or authority;" late 14c., "dutiful compliance with a command...or law," from Old French obedience "obedience, submission" (12c.), from Latin oboedientia "obedience," abstract noun from...
patience
pacience "patience; sufferance, permission" (12c.) and directly from Latin patientia "the quality of suffering or enduring; submission...," also "indulgence, leniency; humility; submissiveness; submission to lust;" literally "quality of suffering."...
omerta
about the organization and its business, 1909, from Italian omertà, a dialectal form of umilta "humility," in reference to submission...
pacify
or regions, "to bring to a condition of calm, to restore peace to," late 15c., from the start with suggestions of forced submission...
substance
c. 1300, substaunce, "divine part or essence" common to the persons of the Trinity;" mid-14c. in philosophy and theology, "that which exists by itself; essential nature; type or kind of thing; real or essential part;" from Old French sustance, substance "goods, possessions; natur
contention
late 14c., contencioun, "strife, dissension, quarreling," from Old French contencion and directly from Latin contentionem (nominative contentio) "a vigorous struggling, a contest, a fight," noun of action from past-participle stem of contendere (see contend). Meaning "a violent e
status
1670s, "height" of a situation or condition, later "legal standing of a person" (1791), from Latin status "condition, position, state, manner, attitude," from past-participle stem of stare "to stand" (from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm"). In law, the meaning "legal st

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