'Succedaneum' definitions:
Definition of 'succedaneum'
From: WordNet
noun
(medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
Definition of 'Succedaneum'
From: GCIDE
- Succedaneum \Suc`ce*da"ne*um\, n.; pl. Succedanea. [NL. See Succedaneous.] One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute; specifically (Med.), a remedy used as a substitute for another. [1913 Webster]
- In lieu of me, you will have a very charming succedaneum, Lady Harriet Stanhope. --Walpole. [1913 Webster]