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Definition of Succession

Succession
Succession Suc*ces"sion, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession. See Succeed.] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters. 2. A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology. He was in the succession to an earldom. --Macaulay. 3. An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent. ``A long succession must ensue.' --Milton. 4. The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also, the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne. You have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark. --Shak. The animosity of these factions did not really arise from the dispute about the succession. --Macaulay. 5. The right to enter upon the possession of the property of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established order. 6. The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir. [R.] --Milton. Apostolical succession. (Theol.) See under Apostolical. Succession duty, a tax imposed on every succession to property, according to its value and the relation of the person who succeeds to the previous owner.

Meaning of Succession from wikipedia

- Look up succession in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence. Order of succession, in politics...
- Succession is an American satirical black comedy-drama television series created by Jesse Armstrong that aired for four seasons on HBO from June 3, 2018...
- The United States presidential line of succession is the order in which the vice president of the United States and other officers of the United States...
- The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless...
- Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, ****, legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children...
- Ecological succession is the process of change in the species that make up an ecological community over time. The process of succession occurs either after...
- Apostolic succession is the method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is considered by some Christian denominations to be derived from the apostles...
- Laws of succession govern the order of succession to various monarchies. Some laws of succession include: British succession Act of Settlement 1701 Succession...
- The issue of succession following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad is the central issue in the schisms that divided the early Muslim community...
- Spanish succession may refer to: List of heads of state of Spain War of the Spanish Succession Succession to the Spanish throne This disambiguation page...