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succeder (1373)

succeder (1373)

succeeder,  succedre  
  FEW:  succedere 12,379a Gdf: GdfC:  succeder 10,722a TL: succeder 9,1053 DEAF:  succeder  DMF:  succeder  TLF:  succeder  OED:  succeed v.  MED:  succeden v.  DMLBS:  succedere 3271a

v.intrans.

succeder a
law to fall to
( 1469 )  son successour avera quare impedit per cest estatut suisdit pur ceo que le revercion succeed a luy  Readings i 112.20
succeder en
1 to succeed, to come after (in an position, function etc.)
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  si David succeedereit en le regne aprés Edward  Anon Chr1 6.14
( 1401; MS: s.xv1 )  celui qi doit succedre en l'eveschee suisdit  Lett & Pet 335.20
( 1406 )  moun dit seignour le prince soun eisné fitz soun heir apparant, pur luy succeder en les suisditz corone  Rot Parl1 iii 574
2 law to inherit
( 1373 )  les parentz de l'autre lyné puissent et doyvent en yceulx biens succeder, nonobstanz les usages et custumes avantditz  Lett Rois ii 443
( 1421 )  le dit manoir de Istilworth' ové les appurtenances remaindroit al dit duc, et a les fitz eisnés de luy, et de ses heirs rois d'Engleterre, [...] et en le roialme d'Engleterre enheritablement a succeder  Rot Parl1 iv 141

[dd]

See also:

successer  successere  successerye  successive  succession  successivement  successur 
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