- accession n
- A beheading process by which you may either win or lose a political job. Old spelling, Axe-session.
English expressions. 2014.
accession n
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accession — [ aksesjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. accessio I ♦ Le fait d accéder. 1 ♦ Vx Arrivée. 2 ♦ (XVIIIe; empr. angl.) Accession au trône, le fait d y monter. ⇒ avènement. 3 ♦ Fig. et mod. Le fait d accéder, d arriver (à un état, une situation) … Encyclopédie Universelle
accession — ac·ces·sion /ik se shən, ak / n 1: increase by something added; specif: the mode of acquiring property by which the owner of property (as a building, land, or cattle) becomes the owner of an addition by growth, improvement, increase, or labor 2:… … Law dictionary
Accession — (from Lat. accedere , to go to, to approach), in law, a method of acquiring property adopted from Roman law (see: accessio ), by which, in things that have a close connection with or dependence on one another, the property of the principal draws… … Wikipedia
Accession — • Method of acquiring ownership of a thing arising from the fact that it is in some way added to, or is the fruit of something already belonging to oneself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Accession Accession … Catholic encyclopedia
Accession — Ac*ces sion, n. [L. accessio, fr. accedere: cf. F. accession. See {Accede}.] 1. A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king s accession to a confederacy. [1913 Webster] 2. Increase by something added; that which is added;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accession — [n1] something that augments, adds to accretion, addition, augmentation, enlargement, extension, increase, increment, raise, rise; concepts 700,775 accession [n2] coming to power assumption, attainment, inauguration, induction, investment,… … New thesaurus
accession — [ak sesh′ən, əksesh′ən] n. [Fr < L accessio < accessus, ACCESS] 1. the act of coming to or attaining (a throne, power, etc.) [the accession of a new king] 2. assent; agreement 3. a) increase by addition b) an item adde … English World dictionary
Accession — (accessio), das Hinzukommen einer Sache, in der Rechtswissenschaft das zu einem Eigenthum hinzukommende Zubehör an Vortheilen und Lasten, nach dem Grundsatze: wem die Hauptsache gehört, dem gehört auch deren Nebensache. Die Accession ist… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Accession — (v. lat. Accessio, Rechtsw.), jede Sache, welche zu einer andern in einem solchen Verhältniß steht, daß sie als Attribut der andern (der Hauptsache) betrachtet wird, deshalb auch von ihr abhängig ist u. ihr Schicksal theilt. Den allgemeinen… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
accession — (n.) act of coming to a position, especially of a throne, 1640s, from L. accessionem (nom. accessio) a going to, joining, increase, noun of action from pp. stem of accedere (see ACCEDE (Cf. accede)) … Etymology dictionary
accession — 1 *addition, accretion, increment Antonyms: discard 2 access, attack, *fit, paroxysm, spasm, convulsion Analogous words: see those at ACCESS 2 … New Dictionary of Synonyms
