French Conversation · Level 26
89 words
French word
accession
Pronunciation
IPA/aksɛsjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounaccession
Example
L'accession au trône a été célébrée hier.
The accession to the throne was celebrated yesterday.
More examples
L'accession à la propriété demande souvent un prêt.
Accession to property often requires a loan.
Core concept
A formal threshold crossed into a throne, office, or legal right.
Common phrases
l'accession au trône
accession to the throne
l'accession à la propriété
accession to property
Similar words
succession: Taking over a position or right from a predecessor.
prise de fonctions: The formal start of duties in a new position.
nomination: The official appointment of someone to a role or position.
Definition in French
Action d'entrer officiellement dans une fonction, un titre ou un droit, par exemple l'accession au trône.
Word origin
French accession derives from Latin accessio, a noun from accedere, meaning 'to approach or reach', and came to denote attaining a status or right.
Usage tips
- Accession is feminine, so French uses une accession and the pattern accession à, with au in accession au trône.
Other meanings
- acquisitionnoun
Opposites
- abdicationabdicationnoun
Related words
- accèsaccessnoun
- accéderreachverb
- accessibleaccessibleadjective