supersedence
Variant of supersede
su·per·sede (-sēd′)
transitive verb superseded -·sed′ed, superseding -·sed′·ing
- to cause to be set aside or dropped from use as inferior or obsolete and replaced by something else
- to take the place of in office, function, etc.; succeed
- to remove or cause to be removed so as to make way for another; supplant
Etymology: MFr superseder, to leave off, give over < L supersedere, lit., to sit over, preside over, forbear: see super- & sit
Related Forms:
- superseder su′·per·sed′er noun
- ☆ supersedure su′·per·se′dure (-sē′jər) noun or supersedence su′·per·sed′·ence (-sē′dəns)
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