a. Obs. [ad. L. succĭsīvus, partly metathetic var. of subsicīvus SUBSECIVE, partly f. succīs-, pa. ppl. stem of succīdĕre to SUCCIDE.] Spare (hours).
1619. W. Sclater, Expos. 1 Thess. (1629), To Rdr. My succisiue houres … I promise to be wholly imployed that way.
1629. H. Burton, Truth’s Triumph, Pref. It was borrowed from the interrupted succisiue houres of my court-attendance.
1656. Blount, Glossogr.
