Dictionary entries for 'succession'

Synonyms

suc·ces·sion (sək-sĕsh́ən)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin successiō, successiōn-, from successus past participle of succēdere, to succeed; see succeed.]

noun

The act or process of following in order or sequence.
A group of people or things arranged or following in order; a sequence: “A succession of one-man stalls offered soft drinks” (Alec Waugh) See synonyms at series
1. The sequence in which one person after another succeeds to a title, throne, dignity, or estate.
2. The right of a person or line of persons to so succeed.
3. The person or line having such a right.
1. The act or process of succeeding to the rights or duties of another.
2. The act or process of becoming entitled as a legal beneficiary to the property of a deceased person.
Ecology The gradual and orderly process of ecosystem development brought about by changes in community composition and the production of a climax characteristic of a particular geographic region.