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successorial

successorial adjective: of, pertaining to, or subsisting as, a successor; subsequent; supersessive.

Adjective

successorial (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or subsisting as, a successor; subsequent; supersessive
    • To yet another source of recognition of legitimate successorial authority, in which charisma may be transmitted by ritual means from one bearer to another.2011, Frederick Bruce Bird, Frances Westley, Voices from the Voluntary Sector: Perspectives on Leadership Challenges, University of Toronto Press - Toronto Buffalo London, page 89

Origin of successorial

From successor + -ial.

Questions about successorial

What does successorial mean?
Successorial means of, pertaining to, or subsisting as, a successor; subsequent; supersessive.
What part of speech is successorial?
Successorial is an adjective.

Words near successorial in the dictionary

  1. successlessly
  2. successlessness
  3. successor
  4. successor ideology
  5. successoral
  6. successorial
  7. successors
  8. successorship
  9. successorships
  10. successory
  11. successour

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