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Succession to the British throne — is governed both by common law and statute. Under common law the crown is passed on by male preference primogeniture.Bogdanor, p. 42] In other words, an individual s male children are preferred over his or her female children, and an older child… … Wikipedia
succession — succession, progression, series, sequence, chain, train, string are comparable when they mean a number of things that follow each other in some order. Succession implies that the units, whether things or persons, follow each other, typically in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Succession to Muhammad — For the book by Wilferd Madelung, see The Succession to Muhammad. The Succession to Muhammad concerns with the various aspects of successorship of Muhammad as the Prophet of Islam, comprising who is his successor, how should he be elected, the… … Wikipedia
succession — Synonyms and related words: Indian file, accession, affiliation, afterlife, alternation, ancestry, anointing, anointment, apparentation, appointment, array, arrogation, articulation, assignment, assumption, at intervals, attainment, authorization … Moby Thesaurus
Words (Bee Gees song) — Infobox Single Name = Words Artist = Bee Gees B side = Sinking Ships Released = January 1968 Format = vinyl record Recorded = IBC Studios, London 1967 Genre = Pop Length = Label = UK: Polydor 56229, USA/CA: Atco Writer = Barry Gibb/Robin… … Wikipedia
Act Respecting the Oath to the Succession — Succession to the Crown Act 1534 Parliament of England Statute book chapter 26 Henry VIII. c. 2 Territorial extent Kingdom of England … Wikipedia
Apostolic Succession — is the concept in Christianity that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original twelve apostles [Oskar Sommel, Rudolf Stählin Christliche Religion, Frankfurt 1960, 19] Within Catholic… … Wikipedia
Japanese succession controversy — The Japanese imperial succession controversy refers to desires to change the laws of succession to the Japanese Imperial Throne, which is currently limited to males of the imperial family. Overview Traditionally, the imperial throne was passed on … Wikipedia
Cyclic succession — is a pattern of vegetation change in which in a small number of species tend to replace each other over time in the absence of large scale disturbance. Observations of cyclic replacement have provided evidence against traditional Clementsian… … Wikipedia
Apostolic Succession — • Article claims that Apostolic succession is found in the Catholic Church and not in others Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apostolic Succession Apostolic Succession … Catholic encyclopedia
