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supersedere

supersedere noun: a creditor's voluntary surcease of personal execution in behalf of a debtor.

Noun

supersedere (plural supersederes)

  1. A creditor's voluntary surcease of personal execution in behalf of a debtor.
    • Mr Sweepclean, secede paulisper, or, in your own language, grant us a supersedere of diligence for five minutes.1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Oxford University Press, published 2002, page 406

Forms of supersedere

pluralsupersederes

Origin of supersedere

Latin

Questions about supersedere

What does supersedere mean?
Supersedere means a creditor's voluntary surcease of personal execution in behalf of a debtor.
What part of speech is supersedere?
Supersedere is a noun.
What is the plural of supersedere?
The plural of supersedere is supersederes.

Words near supersedere in the dictionary

  1. supersedeases
  2. superseded
  3. supersedence
  4. supersedences
  5. superseder
  6. supersedere
  7. supersederes
  8. superseders
  9. supersedes
  10. superseding
  11. superseding cause

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