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.

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.

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.

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.

The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or
heir.