noun
succession
suhk-SEHSH-uhn
noun
1
A number of things or people following one after another in order.
"A succession of storms battered the coast that winter."
"She answered a succession of increasingly personal questions."
2
The process of inheriting a title, office, or property from a predecessor.
"The prince is next in line of succession to the throne."
How to Use Succession
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA series of things happening one after another, or the process of taking over a role or title.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with secession, which means a formal withdrawal from a group or country.
Easily confused with
secession
Common pairings
in succession
line of succession
a succession of
Word Forms
successions plural
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Etymology
From Old French succession, from Latin successio.