Relinquishing is a mechanic by which one player in a disciple team can hand ownership of a province over to another player in their team. It is done by giving a commander the relinquish order. The player to take over the province must have a non-stealthed commander already present in the province.

Relinquishing happens at step 21 of the turn order sequence, right before movement. The operation preserves temples, labs and forts, but reduces province defence by 25%.