succession
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- noun
- /səkˈsɛʃən/
- Jargon
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeThis 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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Money or property left to someone when a person dies
Compounds
- Formal
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The order of people who have the right to become the next ruler, for example a king or queen
A major European war from 1701 to 1714 fought over who should become king of Spain, involving many European countries
- Specialized
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A gradual change in an ecosystem where one group of plants and animals replaces another until a stable community forms
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.