accession

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.

2. 2noun

   Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without; as, an accession of wealth or territory.

3. 3noun

   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.

4. 4noun

   The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.

5. 5noun

   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.

6. 6noun

   The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.

7. 7noun

   the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne)

   "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"

8. 8noun

   the right to enter

   Synonyms

   accessadmissionadmittanceentree
9. 9noun

   agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)

   "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"

   "assenting to the Congressional determination"

   Synonyms

   assenting
10. 10noun

    something added to what you already have

    "the librarian shelved the new accessions"

    "he was a new addition to the staff"

    Synonyms

    addition
11. 11noun

    (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement

12. 12noun

    a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

    "the art collection grew through accession"

13. 13verb

    make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library