supersedure

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

supersedure
    n 1: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially
         one held to be superior [syn: {supersedure},
         {supersession}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Supersedure \Su*per*se"dure\, n.
   The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as,
   the supersedure of trial by jury. --A. Hamilton.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

23 Moby Thesaurus words for "supersedure":
      agency, change, commutation, delegation, deputation, deputyship,
      displacement, exchange, power of attorney, quid pro quo,
      replacement, representation, subrogation, substitution,
      supersedence, superseding, supersession, supplantation,
      supplanting, supplantment, switch, tit for tat, vicariousness

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