# succession

Pronunciation: say "suhk-SESH-uhn" /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

## Noun

1. A series of things that come one after another in a set order.
   - Simple: A number of things that come one after another in order.
   - _The speech was interrupted by a succession of loud cheers from the crowd._
   - _Events unfolded in rapid succession after the announcement._
2. The act or fact of following another in sequence or order.
   - Simple: The act of one thing coming right after another.
   - _She was promoted twice in quick succession during her first year._
   - _The notes were played in succession to form the melody._
3. The transfer of royal power or a throne from one ruler to the one who follows.
   - Simple: The passing of a throne or royal power from one ruler to the next.
   - _The queen's death raised urgent questions about the succession._
   - _Civil war broke out when rivals contested the succession._
4. A legal right to take possession of property or an estate, especially as an heir.
   - Simple: The right to take ownership of property, often after someone dies.
   - _The will established her succession to the entire estate._
   - _Disputes over succession to the land lasted for generations._
5. A line or series of descendants traced from a common ancestor.
   - Simple: A line of people descended from the same family over time.
   - _The novel follows a succession of descendants across five generations._
   - _He was the last of a noble succession that had endured for centuries._
6. A planned rotation in which different crops follow one another on the same ground.
   - Simple: The growing of different crops on the same land one after another.
   - _The garden's succession ensured fresh vegetables from spring through fall._
   - _Crop succession reduces pests and keeps the soil rich in nutrients._
7. A group of rock layers or strata arranged in the chronological order in which they formed.
   - Simple: A set of rock layers stacked in the order they formed over time.
   - _The limestone succession records millions of years of marine deposition._
   - _Field mapping revealed a thick succession of sandstone and shale._
8. Under Roman and Scots law, the taking over of property by one person standing in the place of another.
   - Simple: Taking over another person's property in their place, under old Roman and Scottish law.
   - _Under the old law, succession transferred both the assets and the obligations of the deceased to the heir._
   - _The advocate argued that succession placed the son in his father's exact legal position._

## Noun

9. Someone who follows another in a rank or office, or who stands to inherit from them. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A person who takes over someone's rank, office, or property.

## Origin

The word came through Middle English from Old French succession, which came from the Latin noun successiō.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/succession (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).