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war of succession

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A war prompted by a succession crisis in which two or more individuals claim the right of successor to a deceased or deposed monarch.

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: vərasət müharibəsi — Translations
  • Danish: arvefølgekrig — Translations
  • Dutch: successieoorlog — Translations
  • Finnish: perimyssota — Translations
  • French: guerre de succession — Translations
  • Georgian: ომი მემკვიდრეობისთვის (omi memḳvidreobistvis) — Translations
  • Georgian: სამემკვიდრეო ომი (samemḳvidreo omi) — Translations
  • German: Erbfolgekrieg — Translations
  • German: Thronfolgekrieg — Translations
  • Hungarian: örökösödési háború — Translations
  • Italian: guerra di successione — Translations
  • Polish: wojna sukcesyjna — Translations
  • Polish: wojna o sukcesję — Translations
  • Russian: война́ за насле́дство (vojná za naslédstvo) — Translations
  • Spanish: guerra de sucesión — Translations
  • Swedish: tronföljdskrig — Translations
  • Welsh: rhyfel olyniaeth — Translations