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Act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
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supersedure
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior [syn: supersession ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of superseding 2 The replacing of an old queen bee by a new one 3 supersession
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Supersedure \Su*per*se"dure\, n. The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as, the supersedure of trial by jury. --A. Hamilton.
Usage examples of supersedure.
He who believes that a universal devotion to politics would most speedily achieve the end of politics, namely, the supersedure of its whole machinery by the arrival at a selfrectifying observance of the conditions of private and public welfare--must advocate the bestowment of legislative and other public functions on women.