English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Accession
(n.)
A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined;
as, a king's accession to a confederacy.
Accession
(n.)
Increase by something added; that which is added;
augmentation from without; as, an accession of wealth or territory.
Accession
(n.)
A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a
corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor,
has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided
the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of
a cow becomes the owner of her calf.
Accession
(n.)
The act by which one power becomes party to engagements
already in force between other powers.
Accession
(n.)
The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or
dignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; -- applied
especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.
Accession
(n.)
The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a
fit or paroxysm.