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assecution

assecution noun: acquisition; an obtaining.

Noun

assecution (countable and uncountable, plural assecutions)

  1. (obsolete) acquisition; an obtaining
    • a Benefice is said to be void by the Assecution of a second Benefice which is incompatible with the first1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John...

Forms of assecution

pluralassecutions

Origin of assecution

From French assécution, from Latin assequi (“to obtain”), from ad + sequi (“to follow”).

Questions about assecution

What does assecution mean?
Assecution means acquisition; an obtaining.
What part of speech is assecution?
Assecution is a noun.
What is the plural of assecution?
The plural of assecution is assecutions.

Words near assecution in the dictionary

  1. assecurations
  2. assecure
  3. assecured
  4. assecures
  5. assecuring
  6. assecution
  7. assecutions
  8. assed
  9. assed out
  10. Assefa
  11. Assefas

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