supercession

plural supercessions

1. Synonym of supersession (but see supercede § Usage notes)

   But this supercession has ruined all my prospects, founded upon any service that I may have rendered.

   1834, Arthur Wellesley, The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K.G. During His Various Campaigns from 1799 to 1818

   2 more examples

   When the value of the land for a projected new use is greater than both the cost of removing or rehabilitating improvements and the net-revenue in its old use, supercession of use can occur on improved land.

   1960, Social and economic impact of highways, page 38

   Yet, as Douglas already noted, ritual does not only function and empower through supercession or surcession of ambiguity: its transformative powers are most effective when the ambiguities of anomaly or the chaotic are incorporated, emphasized and employed within ritual;

   1997, Klaus Peter Köpping, The Games of Gods and Man: Essays in Play and Performance

   Synonyms: supersession