Now rare. [ad. med.L. surrogātio, -ōnem, assimilated f. subrogātio SUBROGATION. Cf. OF. surrogation, It. surrogazione.]

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  1.  Appointment of a person to some office in place of another.

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1533.  Bellenden, Livy, V. xiv. (S.T.S.), II. 195. Becaus sa grete myscheif fell to romanis eftir þe surrogatioun of the said censore.

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1600.  Holland, Livy, XLI. xvi. 1105. The surrogation of a colleague unto him.

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1608.  Bp. Hall, Epist., IV. x. Ye magistrates … whom God hath on purpose, in a wise surrogation, set vpon earth.

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1642.  Jer. Taylor, Episc. (1647), 15. The prediction of the Apostacy of Iudas, and Surrogation of S. Matthias.

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1727.  Killingbeck, Serm., vi. 120. A Surrogation and new Choice of an Apostle to succeed into the Room of Judas.

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  2.  gen. Substitution: = SUBROGATION 1.

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a. 1638.  Mede, Wks. (1672), 736. The calling of the Gentiles,… by way of surrogation to the Jews.

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a. 1653.  Gouge, Comm. Heb. x. 10. This surrogation had been in vain, if Christs Sacrifice had not made perfect.

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a. 1711.  Ken, Hymns Evang., Poet. Wks. 1721, I. 40. Thou a full Freedom to Thyself hast kept, A Surrogation for us to accept.

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1911.  W. W. Fowler, Relig. Exper. Roman People, xiv. 322. Even if we were to grant the human sacrifice, the surrogation of [straw] puppets is a most unlikely thing to have happened.

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