n. [ L. succisio, fr. succidere, succisum, to cut away below, sub under + caedere to cut. ] The act of cutting down, as of trees; the act of cutting off. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. successio: cf. F. succession. See Succeed. ]
He was in the succession to an earldom. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
You have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The animosity of these factions did not really arise from the dispute about the succession. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Apostolical succession. (Theol.)
Succession duty,
Succession of crops. (Agric.)
a. Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular order; consecutive. “Successional teeth.” Flower. --
n. A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.), one who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. successio: cf. F. succession. See Succeed. ]
He was in the succession to an earldom. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
You have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The animosity of these factions did not really arise from the dispute about the succession. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Apostolical succession. (Theol.)
Succession duty,
Succession of crops. (Agric.)
a. Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular order; consecutive. “Successional teeth.” Flower. --
n. A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.), one who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid. [ 1913 Webster ]