Definition of Succession
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(n.) The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters.
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(n.) A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology.
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(n.) An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent.
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(n.) The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also, the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne.
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(n.) The right to enter upon the possession of the property of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established order.
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(n.) The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir.
Antonyms of Succession
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Homophones of Succession
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