Etymology

assecution

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Today it means: acquisition; an obtaining Full definition →

French assécution ← Latin assequi
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  1. Latin · derived fromassequi“to obtain”
  2. French · derived fromassécution
  3. English todayassecution

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

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