- supersedure
- noun Date: 1788 the act or process of superseding; especially the replacement of an old or inferior queen bee by a young or superior queen
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Supersedure — Su*per*se dure, n. The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as, the supersedure of trial by jury. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supersedure — index replacement, subrogation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
supersedure — n. [L. super, over; sedere, to sit] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, the replacement of an old or sick queen by a new queen in a honeybee colony … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
supersedure — /sooh peuhr see jeuhr/, n. supersession. [1780 90, Amer.; SUPERSEDE + URE] * * * … Universalium
supersedure — noun a) The act of superseding b) The replacing of an old queen bee by a new one … Wiktionary
supersedure — Synonyms and related words: agency, change, commutation, delegation, deputation, deputyship, displacement, exchange, power of attorney, quid pro quo, replacement, representation, subrogation, substitution, supersedence, superseding, supersession … Moby Thesaurus
supersedure — n. supersession … English contemporary dictionary
supersedure — su·per·se·dure … English syllables
supersedure — /supəˈsidʒə/ (say soohpuh seejuh) noun 1. the act of superseding. 2. the state of being superseded. Also, supersession /supəˈsɛʃən/ (say soohpuh seshuhn) …
supersedure — noun act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior • Syn: ↑supersession • Derivationally related forms: ↑supersede (for: ↑supersession), ↑supersede • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
