v (transitive) To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.
v (qualifier|intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.
n (legal|property law) The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy| tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.