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Surrogation

Surrogation \Sur`ro*ga"tion\, n. [See Surrogate, n., and cf. Subrogation.] The act of substituting one person in the place of another. [R.]
--Killingbeck.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
surrogation

1530s, from Medieval Latin surrigationem (nominative surrogatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin surrogare (see subrogate).

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surrogation

n. The act or result of surrogate; replacement, substitution