[f. as prec. + -ING1.] The action of the verb CONCLUDE.

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1530.  Palsgr., 207/2. Concludyng, discussion.

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1543–4.  Act 35 Hen. VIII., c. 12. Concludinges of peace, amitie, and concorde.

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1621.  Lady M. Wroth, Urania, 298. Such a dull concluding of her dayes.

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1659.  O. Walker, Oratory, 9. A short recapitulation and concluding, called Peroratio.

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