Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war of succession

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: war of -suc-ces-sion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

wars of succession (plural)

Questions

What does war of succession mean?: A war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim the right of successor to a deceased or deposed monarch.

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