Clues for the word "ACCESSION"
We've had 4 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 3 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Guardian Quiptic crossword on December 07, 2009.
Definition of accession
- n. - A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.
- n. - Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without; as, an accession of wealth or territory.
- n. - A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf.
- n. - The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.
- n. - The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.
- n. - The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- Guardian Quiptic - December 07, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 21, 2008
- LA Times - July 13, 2005