successorial

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or subsisting as, a successor; subsequent; supersessive

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Meanings

adjectivesuccessorial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, 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

From successor + -ial.

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APA

successorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/successorial

MLA

“successorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/successorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “successorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/successorial.

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