succedent

[suh k-seed-nt] /səkˈsid nt/

adjective

following or succeeding; subsequent.

noun

Astrology. succedent house.

Origin of succedent

Middle English

Latin

1350-1400

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin succēdent-, stem of succēdēns, present participle of succēdere to succeed

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