Supersedure

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  supersedure
       n : act of replacing one person or thing by another especially
           one held to be superior [syn: {supersession}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "supersedure":
     agency, change, commutation, delegation, deputation, deputyship,
     displacement, exchange, power of attorney, quid pro quo,
     replacement, representation, subrogation, substitution,
     supersedence, superseding, supersession, supplantation,
     supplanting, supplantment, switch, tit for tat, vicariousness