subvesicular 
subvesicular (suli-v(--.sik'ii-ljir),rt. Somewhat 
vesicular; imperfectly vesicular. 
subvirate (ub'yf-iit), . [< L. xnh, under, + 
rinitiis. manly, < rir. man: sec ririlf.] One 
having mi imperfectly developed manhood. 
[Rare.] 
KvtMl thrsr |ioor NfW I J !(,'! Ill ill lirHllDlillH of OUTS, mift- 
rirates of an orgaaizable kisc as thry often air, count as 
full liit-ii i) their riMua^i- is bitf rllullKli for the linlfonn 
which hangs so loosely about lln-ir slrtniri Inures. 
6. W. llnbnr*, Illil Vol. of Life, p. 9. 
SUbvirile (snli-vir'il), ii. l>ctioi.-nt in virility. 
li'iii/ii- \urlli, Kxaincn, III. vii. \\ lil'. 
subvitreous (nub-vit're-us), a. More or less 
imperfectly vitreous; vitreous in part. 
sub VOC6 (sub vo'se). [L.: MI/I, under; row, abl. 
of nix, voice, a word: see voice.] Under a word 
specified: a common dictionary reference. Ab- 
breviated x. v. 
subway (sub'wa), n. An underground way; 
an accessible underground passage containing 
gas- and water-mains, telegraph-wires, etc. 
SUbworker (sub'wer'ker), w. A subordinate 
worker or helper, South. 
Subzonal (sub-zo'nal), . 1. Somewhat zonal 
or zonary, as the placenta of gome mammals. 
2. Lying below a zone, belt, or girdle: noting 
a membrane between the zoiia radiata ami the 
umbilical vesicle of a mammalian embryo. 
subzone (sub'/.on). n. A subdivision of a zone. 
Viwrt. Join: <;<<,!. K,,c., XUV. 403. 
SUC-. See MI/I-. 
SUCCade (su-kad'), M. [Also sucket (as if < .MH /. ' 
+ -et); appar. < L. SHCCIIS, SUCHS. juice, liquor, + 
-IK/I'.] A sweetmeat; green fruits and citron. 
candied and preserved in syrup. Defoe Suc- 
cade gourd, sec *?A2. 
succatusht, ". 8ameas*ivotatA. .7. /'. Coupe r. 
SUCCedaneous (suk-se-da'ne-us), a. [< L. snc- 
i'i itniii'iis, .titfi-iiluiiruK, that follows after or fills 
the place of something, < succcdere, follow after, 
succeed: see succeed.'] Pertaining to or act- 
ing us a succedaneum; supplying the place of 
something else; being or employed as a sub- 
stitute Succedaneous end, an end sought in default 
of the principal end. 
succedaneum (suk-se-da'ne-um), H.; pi. MICIV- 
danea (-a). [NL., neut. of MMMMMf ; see suc ~ 
cedaneoim.] One who or that which supplies the 
place of another; that which is used for some- 
thing else ; a substitute. 
I would have a gentleman know how to make these 
nu'ilifiiH's himself, and afterwards prepare them with his 
own hands, it being the manner of apothecaries so fre- 
quently to put in the guccedanea that no man is sure to 
linil with them medicines made with the true drugs which 
ought to enter into the composition when it is exotic or 
rare. Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Life (ed. Howells), p. 44. 
Prudence ... is a happy mtcredaiieum to genius. 
Qotdmiith, Voltaire. 
Caput succedaneum. See eaput. 
succedentt (suk-se'dent), n. [< ME. succedcnt,< 
L. siimWi ( >-)., ppr.'of mtcredere, follow after: 
see succeed.] 1. A follower; a succeeder. 
So maketh i < > crafte nature a svccetlent. 
Pailadius, Husbondrle (E. E. T. 8.), p. 101. 
2. That which follows or results. 
Such Is the mutability of the inconstant Vulgar, desir- 
ous of new things but never contented, despising the time 
being, extolling that of their forefathers, and ready to act 
any mischief to try by alteration the succedent. 
K. Faimant (!), Hist, of Edw. II., p. 143. 
3. In astral., a house about to succeed or follow 
the angular houses. The succedent houses are 
the second, fifth, eighth, and eleventh. Skciit. 
The lord of the assendent, sey they, ... Is fortunate 
whan he ... Is in a mccedent, whereas he is in his dignlte 
and contorted with frendly aspectys of planetes and wel 
resceived. Chaucer, Astrolabe, ii. 4. 
succeed (suk-sed')i r. [< OF. siicceder, F. gue- 
rnli-r = S| >. .tin-filer = Pg. succeder = It. succidcre. 
xnci-iderc, succeed, < L. mirci-dm; i;o below, go 
under, go from under, mount, also go near, come 
near, approach, follow after, follow, succeed, 
go well, prosper, < sub, under, + cedere, go: 
see ceilr.] I. trans. 1. Tofollow; comeafter; 
be subsequent or consequent to. 
The curse of heaven and men succeed their evils ! 
Shak., Pericles, i. 4. 104. 
Those destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. 
Sir T. Brou-ae, Vuhj. Err., v. 4. 
Hypocrisy In one age is generally succeeded by atheism 
in another. Addition, Spectator, No. 11!). 
2. To take the place of; be heir or successor to. 
Not Amurath an Amurath succeed*, 
But Harry Harry. Shot., > Hen. IV., v. 2. 48. 
3. To fall heir to; inherit. [Rare.] 
Else let my brother die. 
If nut a feodary, but only he 
owe ami mtcceed thy weakness. 
Shak., M. for M., ii. 4. 123. 
6087 
4f. To prosper; give success to. 
i Jod was pleased so far to succeed their . . . endeavours 
that a stop wan put to the fury of tin- lire. 
fttillitiyjleet, sermons, I. i. 
E[. in/rails. 1. To follow; be subsequent; 
come after; come next; come in the place of 
another or of that which 1ms preceded. 
Enjoy, till I return, 
Short pleasures ; for long woes are to succeed. 
Mitton, P. I., IT. 535. 
The pure law 
Of mild equality and peace miccrrdt 
lo faiths which long nave held the world in awe. 
.s'/w -Itey, K.'vi ill of Islam, Iv. 15. 
The succe-edin'j Legend has long been an established fa- 
vourite with all of us. /.'iir/m in, Ingoldsby Legends, I. 70. 
2. To become heir; take the place of one who 
has died; specifically, to ascend a throne after 
the removal or death of the occupant. 
No woman thall ntcceed in Sallque land. 
Shak., lieu. V.,i. 2. 39. 
Kodolph nuxeeded In the See of Canterbury, hut not till 
five Years after the Death of Anselm. 
Baker, Chronicles, p. 41. 
3. To come down by order of succession ; de- 
scend; devolve. 
A ring the county wears 
That downward hath succeeded in his house, 
From son to son, some four or five descents. 
fill-it.. All's Well, ill. 7. 23. 
4. To arrive at a happy issue ; be successful 
in any endeavor; meet with success; obtain 
the object desired; accomplish what is at- 
tempted or intended. 
Tis almost Impossible for poets to succeed without am- 
bition. Dryden. 
The surest way not to fall Is to determine to succeed. 
Sheridan. (I mi'- Diet.) 
5. To terminate according to desire: turn out 
successfully; have the desired result: as, his 
plan succeeded admirably. 6t. To descend. 
Or will you to the cooler cave succeed' 
Dryden, tr. of Virgil's Eclogues, v. 
7t. To approach by following. Spenser, F. Q., 
VI. iv. K.=Syn, 1. FoUmr, Succeed, Ensue. See/noir. 
4 and B. To prosper, flourish, thrive. 
SUCCeedant (suk-se'dant), . [< F. succcdtint, < 
L. succeden (t-)s, following: see succedent.'] In 
her., following; especially, following one an- 
other: noting several bearings of the same sort, 
especially beasts or birds. 
succeeder (suk-se'der), M. [< siicwed + -eri.] 
One who succeeds ; one who follows or comes 
in the place of another; a successor. Slink,, 
Rich, ift., v. 5. 30. 
succeeding (suk-se'ding), . [Verbal n. of suc- 
ceed, r.] 1. The act of one who succeeds. 
2f. Consequence; result. 
I.nf. Is it not a language I speak? 
Par. A most harsh one, and not to be understood with- 
out bloody succeeding. Shale., All's Well, Ii. 3. 199. 
succent (suk-senf), r. t. [< L. succentus, pp. of 
succinere, succanere, sing to, accompany, agree, 
< sub, under, + canere, sing: see chant.'] To 
sing the close or second part of. See the quota- 
tion. [Rare.] 
One voice sang the first part of a verse (as we say, in- 
cepted it), and the rest of the congregation all together 
tuccentfd it that is, sang the close of It. 
Diet, of Christ. Antig., p. 1744. 
SUCCentor (suk-sen'tor), M. [< LL. succentor, an 
accompanier in singing, a promoter, < L. suc- 
cinere, succanere, sing to, accompany, agree: 
see succent.'] 1. In music: (a) One who sings 
a lower or bass part. (6) A precentor's deputy; 
a subchanter charged with the performance of 
the precentor's duties in his absence or under 
his direction. Also subcantor, subrhanter. 2f. 
An inciter. 
The prompter and succentor of these crnell enterludes. 
Holland, tr. of Ammiauus Marcellinus (1009). (Karen.) 
succenturiatet, r. t. [< L. succoitiiriiitiix, pp. 
of siirci'ii/iirifiri', receive into a century, sub- 
stitute, < sub, under, + centuria, a century: see 
century."] To fill up the number of (a band of 
soldiers). Bailey, 1731. 
succenturiate (suk-sen-tu'ri-at), n. [< L. we- 
i-i iilHiiiihix, pp.: see the verb.] Secondary or 
subsidiary to ; substituted for, or as it were tak- 
ing the place of: applied in anatomy to the ad- 
renals or suprarenal capsules, formerly called 
renes xttccenturinti. 
success (suk-ses'), [= OF. succes, succe:, F. 
M/CI'I'X = Sp. xuceso = Pg. successo = It. successo, 
< L. successus, an advance, a succession, a happy 
issue, success, < succedere, pp. guccessus, follow, 
go well, succeed: see .tiicffed.] If. Succession ; 
order of sequence. Shale., W. T., i. 2. 394. 
Then all the sonnes of these five brethren raynd 
By dew successe. Spenser, V. Q., II. x. 45. 
succession 
2. The termination of any affair, whether hap- 
py or (now rarely) unhiippy; issue: result; 
eon sequence. 
<io lii'l the prlecta do present sariirii-i' 
And lirini; me Illeir opinions of itiicceu. 
In Italy the Hpatiiai'l li:itli al-o ha<l ii 1 ! inm 
binoatnl I'orto-lotigone. //"i"//, L'-tt-'i?*, ii. 4:f. 
3. A favorable or prosperous termination of 
anything attempted: a termination which an- 
swers the purpose intended! prosperous issue; 
often, -pceiticallv . the gaining of money, posi- 
tion, or other advani 
Or teach with more niece** her son 
The vices of the time to xhini. 
Waller, EpIUph on sir George Speke. 
The good humour of a man elated by tuccest often dis- 
plays it -It towards enemies. Macaulay, Dryden. 
They follow success, and not skill. Therefore, as soon 
as the success stops and the admirable man blunders, they 
quit him ; . . . and they transfer the repute of judgment 
to the next prosperous person who has nut yet blundered. 
AWro/i, Fortune of the Republic. 
Succei* in its vulgar sense, the gaining of money and 
position. O. W. Holmes, Emerson, xl. 
4. A successful undertaking or attempt ; what 
is done with a favorable result: as, political or 
military vucivx.vi*. 
Could any Soul have imagined that this Isle [Oreat 
Britain | would have produc'd such Monsters as to rejoice 
at the Turks good Successes against Christians? 
II.,,,. II, Letters, II. 6?. 
5. One who or that which succeeds, especially 
in a way that is public or notorious: as, the 
speech was a success; he is a social success. 
[Colloq.] 
successantlyt, mlr. In succession. Mini:. Tit. 
And., iv. 4. 113. 
successaryt, . [< success + -ary.} Succession. 
[Rare.] 
The glory 
Of my peculiar honours, not deriv'd 
From succesgary, hut purchas d with my blond. 
Beau, and Ft., Laws of Candy, L 2. 
successful (suk-ses'ful), a. [< success + -fill.'] 
Having or resulting in success; obtaining or 
terminating in the accomplishment of what is 
wished or intended; often, specifically, having 
succeeded in obtaining riches, high position, 
or other objects of ambition ; prosperous ; for- 
tunate. 
And welcome, nephews, from mccesg/ul wars. 
Shot., Tit And., I. 1. 172. 
But, besides the tempting profits of an author's night, 
which . . . could hardly average less than from three to 
four hundred pounds, there was nothing to make the town 
half so fond of a man ... as a iwtces*Jul play. 
J. Forster, Life and Adventures of Oliver Goldsmith, p. 377. 
= Syn. Prosperous, etc. (see/orfunate); effectual. 
successfully (suk-ses'ful-i), adr. In a success- 
ful manner ; with a favorable termination of 
what is attempted : prosperously; favorably. 
successfulness (suk-ses'ful-nes), n. The char- 
acter or state of being successful ; prosperous 
conclusion ; favorable event ; success. 
succession (suk-sesh'on), n. [< F. succension 
= Sp. sucesioti = Pg. success3o= It. sxccessione, < 
L. successio(n-), a following after, a coming into 
another's place, succession, success, < succe- 
dere, pp. successutt, follow after, succeed: see 
succeed.] 1. A following of things in order; 
consecution ; also, a series of things following 
one another, either in time or in place. 
Another Idea ... is ... constantly offered us by what 
passes in our own minds ; and that is the idea of succes 
rion. For if we look immediately into ourselves, and re- 
flect on what is observable there, we shall find our ideas 
always . . . passing in train, one going and another com- 
ing without Intermission. 
l.iiftf, Human Understanding, II. vii. 9. 
The ruccexriim of his ideas was now rapid. 
fttrrne, Tristram Shandy, ii. S. 
The leaves of " evergreens ". . . are not cast off until the 
appearance of a new ntccarim. 
W. B. Carpenter, in Grove's Corr. of Forces, p. 418. 
The TOMn'on of certain strong emotions passed through 
yesterday is easier to recall than the emotions themselves. 
H. Spencer, Prin. of Psychol., f 106. 
2. The act or right of succeeding to the place, 
proper dignity, functions, or rights of another; 
the act or right of succeeding or coming to an 
inheritance; the act or right of entering upon an 
office, rank, etc., held by another: as, he holds 
the property by the title of snerenninn ; also, a 
line of persons so succeeding. 
Slander lives upon succession, 
For ever housed where it gets possession. 
fihnlc., C. of E., III. 1. 106. 
Especially -(a) The act of succeeding under established 
custom or law to the dignity and rights of a sovereign ; 
also, a line of sovereigns thus following one another. 
King Richard being dead, the Right of Summon re- 
mained in Arthur, Son of Geoffery Plantagenet. 
Balrrr, Chronicles, p. 63. 
