Main Entry:

sub·mis·sion

Pronunciation:

\səb-ˈmi-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin submission-, submissio act of lowering, from submittere

Date:

14th century

1 a: a legal agreement to submit to the decision of arbitrators b: an act of submitting something (as for consideration or inspection) ; also : something submitted (as a manuscript)2: the condition of being submissive, humble, or compliant3: an act of submitting to the authority or control of another