supersession

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin supersessiō, supersessiōnem, from supersedeō (“supersede”).

The law for father and son and mother and daughter is not the law of love: it is the law of revolution, of emancipation, of final supersession of the old and worn-out by the young and capable. — Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, Bernard Shaw
That does not prevent us from wishing that the supersession might not have been so harsh and ruthless, but in view of the times, and the men, both Aztecs and Christians, it was not to be expected. — South American Fights and Fighters, and Other Tales of Adventure, Cyrus Townsend Brady
Then reluctantly, for though honestly ready to lay down her life for her mistress, she found it far from easy to invite supersession in respect of her, she said:--"Miss St. Quentin's more likely to get round my lady than any one else." — The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance, Lucas Malet

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