war of succession

noun

A war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim to be the rightful successor to a deceased or deposed monarch.

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Meanings

nounwar of succession (plural wars of succession)

plural wars of succession

  1. A war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim to be the rightful successor to a deceased or deposed monarch.

Translations

Danish arvefølgekrig
  • arvefølgekrigTranslations
Dutch successieoorlog
  • successieoorlogTranslations
Finnish perimyssota
  • perimyssotaTranslations
French guerre de succession
  • guerre de successionTranslations
German Erbfolgekrieg, Thronfolgekrieg
  • ErbfolgekriegTranslations
  • ThronfolgekriegTranslations
Hungarian örökösödési háború
  • örökösödési háborúTranslations
Italian guerra di successione
  • guerra di successioneTranslations
Polish wojna sukcesyjna, wojna o sukcesję
  • wojna sukcesyjnaTranslations
  • wojna o sukcesjęTranslations
Russian война́ за насле́дство
  • война́ за насле́дство (vojná za naslédstvo)Translations
Spanish guerra de sucesión
  • guerra de sucesiónTranslations
Swedish tronföljdskrig
  • tronföljdskrigTranslations
Welsh rhyfel olyniaeth
  • rhyfel olyniaethTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

war of succession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20of%20succession

MLA

“war of succession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20of%20succession. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war of succession,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20of%20succession.

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