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succession

noun

suc·​ces·​sion sək-ˈse-shən How to pronounce succession (audio)
1
a
: the order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne
b
: the right of a person or line to succeed
c
: the line having such a right
2
a
: the act or process of following in order : sequence
b(1)
: the act or process of one person's taking the place of another in the enjoyment of or liability for rights or duties or both
(2)
: the act or process of a person's becoming beneficially entitled to a property or property interest of a deceased person
c
: the continuance of corporate personality
d
: unidirectional change in the composition of an ecosystem as the available competing organisms and especially the plants respond to and modify the environment
3
a
: a number of persons or things that follow each other in sequence
b
: a group, type, or series that succeeds or displaces another
successional
sək-ˈsesh-nəl How to pronounce succession (audio)
-ˈse-shə-nᵊl
adjective
successionally adverb

Example Sentences

As third in the line of succession, she would only become queen if her brothers both died or became ineligible.
Recent Examples on the Web The possibility of a crisis among leaders is yet another one of the many reasons companies need to have succession plans in place. Lila Maclellan, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 The succession marks a transition period for the royal family's assets, which include a vast set of valuable properties across Britain. Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 At a central market one afternoon this week, two explosions could be heard rumbling in the distance in quick succession, which shoppers identified as Belgorod’s air defense missile systems at work. Evan Gershkovich, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 And Succession took home Best Drama ending the show with this awkward jab at another succession that took place across the pond. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Friday Family and friends of both schools will be treated to a football double feature as their varsity football and flag football teams will play games in succession on the Cougars home turf. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022 Political issues were not off-limits during the 2022 Emmys, as former President Donald Trump and the succession of the British crown were joke fodder at Monday’s ceremony. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022 Roy continuing their crusades to take the Waystar Royco CEO position from their mogul father Logan (Brian Cox), either through succession or by force. Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Sep. 2022 According to the royal family's website, Counsellors of State include the spouse of the sovereign, and the next four people in the line of succession who are over the age of 21. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 12 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin succession-, successio, from succedere

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of succession was in the 14th century

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