Cessionary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cessionary \Ces"sion*a*ry\, a. [LL. cessionarius, from
     cessionare to cede, fr. L. cessio: cf. F. cessionnaire. See
     {Cession}.]
     Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt.
     --Martin.
     [1913 Webster]