Both Uses of
accession
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- Suffice it to say, that I believe the applications for loans, gifts, and offices of profit that I have been requested to forward to the originals of the BROTHERS CHEERYBLE (with whom I never interchanged any communication in my life) would have exhausted the combined patronage of all the Lord Chancellors since the accession of the House of Brunswick, and would have broken the Rest of the Bank of England.†
Chpt Pref.
- 'Tilda,' said Miss Squeers, with such a sudden accession of violence that John started in his boots, 'I throw you off for ever, miss.†
Chpt 42 *
Definition:
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(accession as in: accession to the throne) to become the ruler or take other high office