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List of meaning for succession

the process of taking over the duties and privileges of another person

sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession(noun)

a following of one thing after another in time

"the doctor saw a sequence of patients"

succession(noun)

a group of people or things arranged or following in order

"a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"

succession, sequence(noun)

the action of following in order

"he played the trumps in sequence"

succession, ecological succession(noun)

(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

succession, taking over(noun)

acquisition of property by descent or by will

a series of things, people, events, or actions arranged or happening one after another

He experienced a succession of car repairs that set him back thousands of dollars.

the order of people in a family

The prince is third in the line of succession to the throne.

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