succession
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6.3
- noun
- /səkˈsɛʃən/
- Jargon
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sucesión
- After the old king passed away, the question of succession became a topic of great interest among the nobles.
- a succession dispute
- law of succession
- dynastic succession
This is interesting that his succession plan wasn't written down.
- This is interesting that his succession plan wasn't written down.
- The question of succession is often settled with bloodshed.
- And that obviously means thinking back to the succession problems of this imperial house.
- They've created a mess for themselves in terms of succession to Bob Iger, and it's self-inflicted.
- The lights are not whole on upstairs, but we're talking kings and successions.
- What do you do if you've got a sovereign and they die and now the the succession takes place and let's say their kid is a total atheist.
- And the problem is there's this awful dark moment of succession when nobody quite knows who's going to take over from Yeltsin.
- His second wife, Judith, urged him to fit Charles into the succession and this enraged the older sons from his first marriage.
Examples
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The council of the kingdom now declare that Aello is of the true royal line and welcome his succession to the throne.
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Lord Ranrel, may I be the first to offer my congratulations on your succession to the honor.
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Well, the law states a monarch may only be named through succession or challenge.
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All members of the presidential line of succession are presumed dead.
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The succession of the throne... is expected to fall to the oldest of the king's two children... Prince T'Challa.
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Following Queen Elizabeth's succession to the throne in 1952, he became both heir apparent and Duke of Cornwall.
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The family gathered to discuss the details of the property succession outlined in the will.
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The lawyer explained how the laws of succession would determine who inherits the estate after a person's death.
Synonyms
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3.2
Money or property left to someone when a person dies
Compounds
- Formal
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5.5
The order of people who have the right to become the next ruler, for example a king or queen
- Specialized
A gradual change in an ecosystem where one group of plants and animals replaces another until a stable community forms
A major European war from 1701 to 1714 fought over who should become king of Spain, involving many European countries
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Succession comes from the Latin verb succedere, which means 'to follow', and is the same root as succeed and successor. So in law a succession is who comes after to take a title or property when someone dies.