səkˈseʃən n. 1 a
the process of
following in
order; succeeding. b a
series of things or
people in succession. 2 a the
right of succeeding to the
throne, an
office,
inheritance, etc. b the
act or process of so succeeding. c
those having
such a right. 3 Biol. the order of
development of a
species or
community; =
SERE(3). øin
quick succession following
one another at
short intervals. in succession one
after another,
without intervention. in succession to as the
successor of.
law of succession the law regulating inheritance. settle the succession
determine who shall succeed. Succession
State a State resulting
from the
partition of a previously existing
country. øøsuccessional adj. [ME f. OF succession or L successio (as SUCCEED)]