accession

noun

  1. 1

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

    Elizabeth's accession in 1558

  2. 2

    the right to enter

  3. 3

    agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly)

    accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent

    assenting to the Congressional determination

  4. 4

    something added to what you already have

    the librarian shelved the new accessions

    he was a new addition to the staff

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

    the art collection grew through accession

verb

  1. 1

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

Synonyms

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