relinquish over

relinquish something over someone

to release the hold on or control of someone. She refused to relinquish control over the operations of the front office. Mary was ordered to relinquish her hold over the children for a month each year.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alic	['ælik]
Keely	['ki:li]
Tsetsiliya	tsye-TSEE-lee-yah	Russian
Zakiyya	-	Arabic
Esau	EE-saw (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Mark	MAHRK (English, Russian)	English, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical